Harold Garfinkel conducted experiments in which students were encouraged to pursue the precise meaning of general or casual comments. The intent was to uncover the _________ that people use to structure and organize everyday conversation.
A) formal grammar
B) deceptive tactics
C) background expectancies
D) facial expressions

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Harold Garfinkel's experiments focused on uncovering the background expectancies that people use to structure and organize everyday conversation, not formal grammar, deceptive tactics, or facial expressions.

Harold Garfinkel Conducted Experiments in Which Students Were Encouraged to Pursue