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