How Do Men and Women Tend to Differ in the Use

question 52

Multiple Choice

How do men and women tend to differ in the use of influence tactics?

• A) Men and women engage in the same influence tactics to the same degree.
• B) Women tend to use direct impression management tactics whereas men use indirect impression management.
• C) Men tend to apologize more than women, even when problems are not caused by them.
• D) Men are more likely than women to distance themselves from problems they cause rather than appear as white knights to save the day.
• E) None of these statements describes how men and women differ in the use of influence tactics.

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