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"Kim wants to run for the U.S. Senate. Kim experimented with drugs in the 1960s, but has not used any drugs in more than 45 years. Kim decides the public does not need this information. What communication behavior is Kim engaging in?

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Answer:

Keeping quiet

Step-by-step explanation:

Kim decides the public does not need this information.

User DanielH
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Answer:

The communication behaviour that kim is engaged in is selective self-disclosure.

Step-by-step explanation:

Self-disclosure is a process of communication by which one person reveals information about themselves to another. The information can be descriptive or evaluative, and can include thoughts, feelings, aspirations, goals, failures, successes, fears, and dreams, as well as one's likes, dislikes, and favorites.

Selective self-disclosure means self-disclosure but providing only that information which will create a positive image of one person on another.

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