Chapter 7 Questions

What is the degree to which people like or appreciate one another?

Affinity

What has two or more equally plausible meanings?

Ambiguous language

What is the mount of influence communicators seek?

Control

What is the degree of interest and attraction we feel toward and communicate to others?

Immediacy

Asif was having difficulty starting a conversation with Janie in person. He found making contact with her via Internet helpful in starting a conversation with her. According to the developmental model, which stage is Asif at?

Initiating Stage

Which quality of intimacy includes engaging another person in an exchange of important ideas?

Intellectual

What occurs when people treat each other as unique individuals, regardless of the context in which the interaction occurs or the number of people involved?

Qualitatively Interpersonal Communication

What is the degree to which we admire others and hold them in high esteem?

Respect

What is the process of deliberately revealing information oneself that is significant and that would not be normally known by others?

Self-Disclosure

Patrice is giving a speech in front of her class. She keeps shifting nervously back and forth. Patrice is not aware that she is shifting, but her classmates are. According to the Johari Window, which window or area would this fall under?

The blind area