Medicine 1
Medicine 2
Courtroom
News Interview
Public Speaking
100
Give a characteristic of the problem presentation in medical visits.
Problem presentations are short (~18 seconds)
100
Define "doctorability."
A doctorable problem is one that is worth of medical attention, worthy of evaluation as a potentially significant medical issue, worthy of advice, and - where necessary - worthy of medical treatment.
100
What is the goal of courtroom talk?
To establish guilt or innocence.
100
Give the 3 characteristics of news interview talk.
1. Talk for an overhearing audience 2. Formal 3. Specializes TTS
100
How many feet are in a mile?
5280
200
During the problem presentation phase, what is the doctor's task (in terms of conversation analysis)?
To figure out when the patient is done with the problem presentation.
200
During the problem presentation phase, what is the patient's goal?
Ratify the medical visit. Make his/her problem seem DOCTORABLE.
200
The courtroom (and jury room) are ________, and _______ don't speak for themselves, which is why the talk is so important.
social ; facts
200
How can (and do) interviewers preface their questions? Why do they do this?
With statements. Because it's talk for an overhearing audience so they want to add in more information about the IE. If they end with a ?, it's heard as a ?.
200
What is the significance of applause?
Sign of approval and makes speaker seem popular
300
Why do patients listen to what the doctor has to say/adhere to treatment recommendations/ etc.?
The doctor is seen as an authority figure (patients don't usually question the doctor).
300
This term is used to describe communication to the patient about what the doctor is doing or seeing or about to do during the physical examination of the patient
Online commentary.
300
Give 2 out of the 3 distinctive features of courtroom talk.
1. Talk for an overhearing audience 2. Specialized Q/A turn-taking system - nobody else can speak 3. Formality - a lot of constraints on what people can/can't say/when they can say it
300
What is the job of the interview? of the interviewee?
IR: Make sure questions are heard as questions IE: Make sure being seen as just answering the questions
300
Why is clapping after a speaker a risk/ what is the person risking?
The person could be socially isolated if s/he is the only one to clap (slash feel awkward).
400
Name the three types of problem presentation in medicine.
1. One Liners 2. Preface and detailing 3. Narrative
400
Give two reasons why online commentary is effective.
1. Forecasts upcoming "no problem" diagnosis 2. Uses cultural authority of medicine 3. Online comments are not yet conclusive - there's nothing for the patient to oppose 4. Physician's "ecological advantage" - you can't look into your own ears or throat
400
Explain the difference between explicit and implicit rejection.
Explicit = no + contradictory version Implicit = Contrasts but does not contradict
400
Interviewers must remain __________ and __________.
Objective ; adversarial Role is to ask questions, not be biased (agree/disagree/give opinion) Information is subject to scrutiny, they're questioning public figures.
400
Why are lists frequently used in public speeches? Can you give an example?
The point is constructed as a list of items (normally 3 parts long). Point is reinforced (3 times). "Gov of the people, by the people, for the people" "Vini, vidi, vici" "Location, location, location"
500
How do doctors "hedge their bets" for when the patient's problem presentation will be finished?
Taking cues from the patient's type of presentation. Using "right" and "okay."
500
What are the four features of question design in medicine?
1. Agenda setting (establish a topic or tell what kind of action a patient should be doing) 2. Presuppositions 3. Epistemic gradient (K- to K+) 4. Preference (?s designed to anticipate/expect/prefer certain answers)
500
Explain the maximal property of descriptions and how it relates to the courtroom talk.
Two things could mean the same thing, but they don't. We interpret them differently.
500
Explain the costs and benefits of an interviewee resisting an interviewer's question.
Benefit: avoid undesirable topic; stay "on message"; avoid alienating segments of the public Cost: IR follow-up Qs. Audience inferences. Can resist action agenda though - repeat words of question but say whatever it is they really want to say without answering the Q. (COVERT RESISTANCE)
500
Tell the group a random fun fact.
Answers may vary. There are 118 ridges around a dime. Peanuts are an ingredient in dynamite. Typewriter is the longest word you can type with one line of a QWERTY keyboard.