When entering the library,you accidentally bump another student with your backpack.Realizing what has happened,you turn and say,"I'm sorry." A sociologist would call your verbal response a(n)
A)apologia.
B)defense.
C)aligning action.
D)disclaimer.

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Aligning actions are verbal or nonverbal statements used to restore face and reposition oneself after a social blunder. Saying "I'm sorry" in this situation is a common example of an aligning action. Apologia refers to a formal or public apology, defense is a justification of one's actions, and a disclaimer is a declaration to avoid legal responsibility.

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