CAT & Substance Abuse

CAT

100

What does CAT stand for?

Communication Accommodation Theory 

200

True or False: "Convergence" is when speakers accentuate their verbal and non-verbal differences to distinguish self from others

FALSE (This is the definition for "Divergence". "Convergence" is the way individuals adjust their communicative behaviors to either diminish or enhance social differences between them)

300

Define "Accommodation" 

The way individuals adjust their communicative behaviors to either diminish or enhance social differences between them.

400

Which Theory is CAT based off of?

Social Identity Theory 

500

Who developed Communication Accommodation Theory? 

Howard Giles 

Substance Abuse

100

True or False: College students make up one of the largest consumer groups of mind-altering substances - like illegal drugs, prescription drugs, alcohol, and marijuana

TRUE

200

True or False: Those who don't attend college are twice as likely to abuse drugs and alcohol than full-time college students.

FALSE - Full-time college students are twice as likely to abuse drugs and alcohol than those who don’t attend college. 

300

How much as the abuse of tranquilizers increased among college students from 1993-2005?

450%!!

400

How many COLLEGE STUDENTS are arrested every year for an alcohol-related violation?

110,000!

500

Where is the Collegiate Recovery Center on Campus?

University Memorial Center, Room 414
207 UCB
1669 Euclid Ave
Boulder, CO  80309
303-492-9642 

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CAT & Substance Abuse

100

True or False: Substance abuse among college students can be seen as a communicative issue

TRUE

200

Participating in the consumption of substances as an attempt to fit in is an example of _______?

Converging 

300

Under CAT, expressing the want to consume substances when one doesn't really want to is an example of ________?

Overaccommadating 

400

Using a CAT lens, to truly be in college, one must:

Participate in alcohol and/or drug use AND/OR the best way to make friends/ socialize in college is to accommodate to those using drugs or alcohol

500

Studies show that increasing ones alcohol consumption to keep up with classmates will result in an increase in that individuals popularity among their classmates. What type of overaccommodation could this be classified as?

Dependency Overaccommodation: when a speaker places the listener in a lower-status role, and the listener is made to appear dependent on the speaker.

Sensory Overaccommodation: when a speaker overly adapts to another who is perceived as limited in some way. 

Inter-group Overaccommodation: when speakers lump listeners into a particular group, failing to treat each person as an individual (stereotyping)

Random

100

What happened today in 1995?

Toy Story premiers 

200

What is the (average) distance from the earth to the sun?  

92.96 million miles

300

What are the exact coordinates of this room? 

Latitude: 40.007426113834015

Longitude: -105.27238766248145

Elevation: 1660 m (5446.194 ft)

400

When is the CUMULATIVE Final Exam for this class?

December 15th, @ 7:30 - START STUDYING 

500

Name a card.