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Question 1

A way to help communicators cope with dialectic tensions by allowing people to isolate separate arenas for using each of the opposite goals is known as _____.
 
  A) segmentation
  B) cyclic alternation
  C) affinity seeking
  D) calibration
  E) integration

Question 2

External dialectics refer to:
 
  A) tensions between oppositions that have to do with how relational partners negotiate the public aspects of their relationship.
  B) a way of coping with dialectic tensions by allowing people to isolate separate arenas for using each of the opposite goals.
  C) strategies for dealing with tensions that allow people to choose one of the opposite poles of a dialectic and ignore the need for the other.
  D) negative behaviors in close relationships, such as betrayals, deceptions, and hurtful comments.
  E) providing nonverbal signals that indicate a desire to initiate contact with another person, such as going up to a person or smiling in that person's direction.



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