When asking Dr. Garner for extra credit, Myranda uses humor to soften the request: "I bet you're really losing sleep over which extra credit opportunity to provide." According to uncertainty reduction theory, Myranda is using which strategy for coping with uncertainty?
A) Hedging
B) Planning
C) An active strategy
D) Seeking information
E) A passive strategy

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Myranda is using humor to "soften the request" for extra credit, which is a form of hedging. Hedging is a strategy for coping with uncertainty by offering a vague or indirect message that can be interpreted in multiple ways, allowing the communicator to maintain some degree of uncertainty in the interaction.

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