Men Vs. Women
According to Tannen, this gender is more likely to have a lower level of awareness about the effects of meta messages in conversations.
What is men?
True or False:
Any criticism device can be misunderstood and serve a purpose when it was not intended to.
What is true?
True or False:
It is important to understand one's own communication style in order to better communicate with others.
What is true?
True or False:
The closer you are to an individual, the less comfortable you are with pointing out the faults and inconsistencies in their conversational style.
What is false?
The position where you are able to recognize that loved ones are just doing "that again."
What is observer stance?
According to Tannen, this gender is more likely to include more details in conversation.
What is women?
This phrase can be categorized as what type of criticism: "Look, Billy. See how neat Tommy keeps his room? You should keep your room that way."
What is Criticism in Praise?
According to Tannen, this is the most powerful way to change an interaction.
What is reframing by talking or acting in a different way?
According to Tannen, communicating over time sets up ________ that the other person will behave in a certain way.
What are expectations?
The following quote represents what type of criticism?
"Jeremy said your new haircut is copying ours."
What is hand-me-down criticism?
According to Tannen, the different conversational styles conveyed by men and women are PRIMARILY a result of:
A. biological/hormonal differences
B. differences in socialization
C. the culture in which an individual was raised in
What is B?
The criticizer is most concerned about this aspect of their communication:
A. the message
B. the context in which the message was presented
C. the metamessage
What is A?
Miscommunications poses the greatest threat to which of the following types of relationships:
A. close personal relationships
B. surface level relationships
What is A?
According to Tannen, this is the form we use when criticizing loved ones.
What is indirectness?
Tannen defines the mutually aggravating spiral that results from a lack of communication and understanding as:
What is Complementary Schismogenesis?