Chapter 3 Quiz
The conversational principle that describes how each participant should include the other rather than talking as if there were no listener is:
Principle of Dialogue
Gina is telling a story to Laura about an incident she had with a fellow coworker. She uses phrases like "no, dammit" and "hell, no" to stress her point. Gina is demonstrating the use of:
Assertive swearing
Which of the following is the term used to describe when the same word has a different meaning to each person?
Bypassing
Phonological rules are rules based on the meanings interpreted between the sender and receiver of messages.
False
Pragmatic rules are rules that dictate how words should sound when they are pronounced.
False
The denotative level of meaning conveys the feelings and subjective associations a person has for a symbol.
False
The word "peace" is an example of a concrete word.
False
The English word for "hate" is found across all cultures in the world.
Fasle
Ida is excellent at listening to others and helping them deal with tough situations by empathizing. Her communication style tends to be stereotypically:
Feminine
Cynthia's middle name is "Gay", and she was born in the late 60s. People used to compliment her on her middle name when she was a little girl; now people younger than her laugh when they hear it. This reaction to her name may be due to:
Generational differences
Which of the following is the least concrete word?
Soul
Which of the following steps is NOT recommended when using I language?
Tell the other person what he or she needs to do differently
Words carry both content and relational meaning.
True
"I Language" is language that focuses on the interpretation of the speaker as one interpretation, and not necessarily the objective truth of the situation.
True
According to research, psychological gender is a better predictor than biological sex for how we interpret messages.
True
In general, the more abstract the language, the more difficult it is for others to understand.
True
To Joseph a "submarine" is a sandwich. To Alfonse a "submarine" is a submersible ship. This is causing a lot of confusion during a conversation. The different meanings Joseph and Alfonse apply to the word "submarine" is an example of bypassing.
True
Words are mostly arbitrary: the letters used to make them and the sounds they create usually have nothing to do with their meaning.
True