How Does Gender Identity Affect Language Use

question 25

Multiple Choice

How does gender identity affect language use?

• A) Women are more interruptive speakers than men.
• B) Women are more direct speakers than men.
• C) Women are more deferential speakers than men.
• D) There is no difference in men's and women's speech.

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Definitions:

Defense Mechanisms

Psychological strategies used unconsciously to protect oneself from anxiety or guilt by denying or distorting reality.

Transference

A psychoanalytic concept where emotions initially felt in childhood relationships are redirected or applied to others in adulthood.

Unconscious Rivalry

A competition between individuals that is not recognized or acknowledged by those involved, often driven by subconscious motives.

Resistance

The act of rejecting or resisting something, often through opposing actions or reasoned debate.