A First Look at Communication Theory (Conversations with Communication Theorists) 9th Edition

Whereas women value report talk, men emphasize rapport talk. Answer: FALSE Answer: FALSE Answer: FALSE Burgoon is convinced that all cultures have a similar content of expected communication behavior, but that the structure of those expectations can differ markedly from culture to culture. Answer: FALSE Answer: FALSE Answer: FALSE The amount of dissonance a person experiences

Dialogic communication was developed to correct several ideological deficiencies manifested in the cosmopolitan communicator. Answer: FALSE Answer: FALSE Answer: FALSE We-identity is to Americans as I-identity is to the Japanese. Answer: FALSE Answer: FALSE Answer: FALSE Taking the role of the other means placing yourself in another's position and viewing the world as you believe he

Women listening to a story or explanation tend to A.avoid eye contact so as not to embarrass the speaker. B.offer head nods. C.avoid putting themselves in a submissive stance. D.Both "avoid eye contact so as not to embarrass the speaker" and "offer head nods" Answer: B. Answer: B. Answer: B. If one person is

According to Watzlawick, families must seek the interpretive frame that is real and true. Answer: FALSE Answer: FALSE Answer: FALSE McLuhan held that we should focus attention on the everyday uses of technology. Answer: TRUE Answer: TRUE Answer: TRUE Hall doubts the scientific community's potential to find any useful answers to important questions about media influence. Answer:

Mortification is a method of purging guilt through self-blame that requires the confession of sin and a request for forgiveness. Answer: TRUE Answer: TRUE Answer: TRUE The bulk of persuasive messages are processed through the peripheral route. Answer: TRUE Answer: TRUE Answer: TRUE Once information is shared, it's unlikely that it will become private or solely

The sexual connotations of the penetration metaphor were intended by Altman and Taylor. Answer: FALSE Answer: FALSE Answer: FALSE According to SCT, disruptions and counterproductive stories hinder a group's ability to become a cohesive unit. Answer: FALSE Answer: FALSE Answer: FALSE The semantic triangle was designed to show the direct relationship between words and their referents.

A boomerang effect can happen if a persuader chooses to advance a statement that falls within another person's latitude of acceptance. Answer: FALSE Answer: FALSE Answer: FALSE Dramatizing messages help group members make sense of a confusing situation. Answer: TRUE Answer: TRUE Answer: TRUE Benhabib believes that the idea of a universal ethic is still possible.

Ting-Toomey assumes that people of all cultures are always negotiating their public self-image. Answer: TRUE Answer: TRUE Answer: TRUE In people with low ego-involvement, attitudes are anchored within the latitude of rejection. Answer: FALSE Answer: FALSE Answer: FALSE Martin Buber held that theorists must call attention to the ways in which the power elite control language to

Self-disclosure makes one A.less vulnerable. B.more vulnerable. C.more powerful. D.more sincere. Answer: B. Answer: B. Answer: B. What is a hyperpersonal relationship? A.A relationship started offline and maintained via CMC. B.A relationship completely conducted face-to-face. C.A relationship where one or both partners feels more intimate in person than via CMC messages. D.A relationship that is more intimate than

Geertz admits that the concept of culture as systems of shared meanings is somewhat vague and difficult to grasp. Answer: TRUE Answer: TRUE Answer: TRUE Behavioral scientists experimentally test theories by trying to find ways to refute them. Answer: TRUE Answer: TRUE Answer: TRUE According to Giles, desire for social approval and personal identity likely result

The cultivation differential is the difference in the percent giving the "television answer" within comparable groups of light and heavy viewers. Answer: TRUE Answer: TRUE Answer: TRUE The terms, rules, and premises of a speech code are inextricably woven into speaking itself. Answer: TRUE Answer: TRUE Answer: TRUE Because of their political majority (women comprise over

According to cultural studies, communication is a unique discipline that should remain separate from other academic disciplines within the overall structure of the university. Answer: FALSE Answer: FALSE Answer: FALSE The tension between openness and closedness results in cycles of disclosure and withdrawal. Answer: TRUE Answer: TRUE Answer: TRUE Deetz's communication model derives from Shannon and