Talia and Lucy are from different cultural groups. Lucy would like to have good relations with Talia's cultural group. However, Talia does not like Lucy's cultural group, and wants to emphasize her culture's distinctiveness from Lucy's. According to Communication Accommodation Theory, which of the following is likely to occur when Talia and Lucy talk?

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According to Communication Accommodation Theory, people tend to adjust their communication style to either emphasize their similarity with others or their distinctiveness from others. In this case, Talia wants to emphasize her cultural group's distinctiveness from Lucy's, so she is likely to avoid matching Lucy's communication patterns. On the other hand, Lucy wants to have good relations with Talia's cultural group, so she is likely to try to match Talia's communication patterns in order to create a sense of similarity or connection. Therefore, the best option is D - Lucy will try to match Talia's communication patterns, while Talia will try to avoid communicating like Lucy.

Talia and Lucy Are from Different Cultural Groups