True or false. Language can strongly effect our perception and our relations with other?
True
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What kind of statements are either true or false?
Factual Statements
100
What did John Gray argue about men and women?
That men and women are so fundamentally different that they might as well come from different planets.
100
When Kristen Precht compared women's and men's expression of attitude, emotion, certainty, doubt, and commitment, did she find a difference between genders?
No
200
What are the three characteristics of language?
Symbolic, ruled-governed, and subjective.
200
What are the top baby names of 1900?
Bertha, Mildred, and Ethel.
200
Which pronoun transfers a message to someone else?
"You"
200
What gender makes a conversation more fun and enjoyable?
Men
200
An example of this type of language is to substitute "chairperson" instead of "chairman".
Sexist Language
300
What is the other name of the triangle of meaning?
A. Richard-Ogden's triangle.
B. Ogden-Richard's triangle.
C. Owen-Richard's triangle.
B. Ogden-Richard's triangle.
300
What is divergence?
Speaking in a way that emphasizes differences.
300
What word has the effect of canceling the thought that precedes it?
"But"
300
What does research say about men and women athletes?
That they communicate similar.
300
When people of native cultures are asked to describe a picture, do they use more details in their native language or when they speak in English?
When they speak in their native language.
400
Can you explain Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis?
Formulated by Benjamin Whorf states that the language spoken by Hopi Native Americans represented a view of reality that is dramatically different from most tongues.
400
What is convergence?
The process of adapting one's speech style to match the others they want to identify with.
400
When we generate similarities, that causes what?
Abstraction
400
Many gender language differences are due to what?
Occupation, gender roles, and interpersonal power.
400
"Karen is short-tempered", or "Mark is a nervous guy" is an example of what?
Static Evaluation
500
What does Koyaanisquasti mean?
Nature out of balance; a way of living so crazy it calls for a new way of living.
500
What is a Japanese Culture?
The culture in which verbs are usually at the end of sentences and more ambiguous terms are used.
500
When there can be more than one meaning to a word or phrase it's called what?
Euphemism
500
Language reflects and influences what?
Sexist and racist attitudes.
500
You recall eating at a Mexican restaurant. You order a "tostada with beans" and are surprised to get a beef tostada filled with beans rather than have the beans on the side. What type of language is this referring to?