Reacting vs. Responding

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Alex shared her opinion about something on social media and someone commented saying that she's unintelligent and uninformed. Alex sees this comment and it really makes her feel angry - what right do they have to say things like that to her? She responds to the other person right away saying similar things.

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Reacting

Front

Celeste posted a video of her and her friends being silly. An older kid from school leaves a comment saying how stupid they look and says they should just take the video down. Celeste feels really upset and is tempted to tell this person what she really thinks of them. But she knows if she responds right now she will just say something she’ll regret later. She decides to wait until tomorrow to write a response, if at all.

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Responding

Front

Max is playing his favorite game online with his friends. Someone from the other team comments, saying he is really terrible at the game and should find something better to do. Which of the following would be an example of Max REACTING? Max calls him some names, tells him to shut up, and then immediately launches a full scale attack on his team.

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Max calls him some names, tells him to shut up, and then immediately launches a full scale attack on his team.

Front

Sophia is scrolling through posts on her favorite social media platform when she sees a post that she thinks is really offensive. What is an example of Sophia RESPONDING?

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She starts typing up a comment and then hesitates before sending it. She decides to save it to a note on her phone and go back to look at it tomorrow to see if she needs to change anything before posting.