Verbal & Non-verbal Communication
The study of meaning in language is ___.
Semantics
True or False:
Traditions, practices, and celebrations are all cultural rituals.
True
True or False:
Gottman's four horsemen are: Criticism, contempt, defensiveness, and stonewalling.
True
___ is best defined as altering beliefs, values, or outlooks.
Persuasion
True or False:
Richards' (1927) Triangle of Meaning consists of a symbol, a definition, and thoughts on the symbol.
False
Prejudice differs from discrimination because prejudice relates to attitudes, while discrimination relates to ____.
Actions
Positive face relates to our need for _______, and negative face to our need for _______.
Attention; independence
What is the first step of Monroe's Motivated Sequence?
Attention
Verbal communication represents verbal messages through ____.
Symbols
What is the belief that one's culture is superior to others called?
Ethnocentrism
Which theory states that intimacy grows as people disclose more and more about themselves?
Social Penetration Theory
Comparing two ideas or examples to draw a conclusion is what kind of argument?
Argument by Analogy
Gestures and illustrators are two components of which channel of non-verbal communication?
Kinesics
Which of Hofstede's cultural dimensions compares independence and group-focus?
Individualism vs collectivism
Gottman found that successful couples had a _:1 ration of positives to negatives.
5
Persuading for a change to an existing law or policy involves a question of ___.
Policy
Which of Grice's maxims expects messages to be clear, logical, and orderly?
Manner
___ examines how individuals from non-dominant groups interact with dominant societal structures.
Co-cultural Theory
In Knapp’s staircase model, the five steps of coming apart (in order) are: differentiation, circumscribing, stagnating, ___, ___.
Avoiding; terminating
___ says people are persuaded by messages that are close to their beliefs.
Social Judgement Theory