Human Communication 8-10

_______ is the degree to which people are the same values, interests, an background.

Similarity

Communicating among a small number of people who share a common purpose or goal, who feel connection to each other, and ordinate their behavior is called ______ communication.

Small group

Even though she has lived in the United States her entire life, Marisol's family also embraces all of the Nation culture. Marisol is a border dweller through _______.

Socialization

When "analysis paralysis" occurs, it prevents a group from ________.

moving toward a solution

For their study group, Jeffrey usually leads the discussion and Thomas takes notes for the group. Jeffrey and Thomas are both performing _____ roles.

task

The way that some Asian Indian-Americans immigrants in the United States were treated after September 11, 2001 is an example of how _______ can affect intercultural encounters.

Societal Forces

Which dialectic demonstrates how you must recognize both traditional and contemporary realities of a culture?

Static- Dynamic

According to the _____ theory, a leader's manner determines his or her success.

Style

Jamie's conversations with her parents represent a ______ degree of "intercultraleness"

low

As it relates to small group communication, which of the following is important and directly related to group productivity and increased team performance?

making sure the group has a clear performance

Portia considers herself polytheistic; this means that she ______.

Believes in more than 1 god.

Which of the following is a way organizations create rules that attempt to control and influence employees' communication?

By establishing sexual harassment policies

After dating for several months, Sarah & Mark keep getting into arguments over the littlest oft things. To avoid getting into another argument, they are only engaging in small talk. According to Knapp's step model, Sarah & Mark's relationship development is at the ______ step.

Circumscribing

Native American, Mexican American, and Asian American individuals who choose not to assimilate to the dominant White U.S. culture are examples of a ______ group.

Cocultural

At least _____ people are needed to constitute a small group.

3

According to your text, people with even a few close relationships experience ______ than those who are lonely.

A greater sense of well being

Showing how friendship can exert a powerful influence on a person, your text notes that in the U.S., it is understood that friendship plays an extremely important role in the lives of ______.

Adolescents

Isabele met Max during their first year of college. A mutual friend introduced them. Isabelle became interested in Max the moment she saw him. She even commented on how tall, good looking, and muscular he was. This is an example of the _______ theory.

Attraction

It is vital to _______ issues that are important to the relationship and to the other person to maintain and authentic relationship.

Confront

______ are beliefs so central to a cultural group that they are never questioned.

Cultural Values

_______ is a feeling of disorientation and discomfort due to the unfamiliarity of surroundings and the lack of familiar cues in the environment.

Culture Shock

_______ diversity and deeper cultural differences in attitudes and values play an important role in group enjoyment.

Demographic

_______ is defined as the movement, migration, or scattering of people away from an established or ancestral homeland.

Diaspora

The _____ approach to thinking perceives things as wither right or wrong.

Dichotomous

Jen's new roommate is an international student from Budapest. After getting to know each other, the girls realize that while they come from different countries, they also like the same types of clothes and movies. Which of the dialectics does this demonstrate?

Differences- Similarities

When you deny your partner the right to speak on a topic because of his or her sex or because you perceive yourself to be more expert on the topic, you are _____ the person.

Disqualifying

The text describes culture as being heterogenous and ______.

Dynamic

The most common example of a primary group would be your _______.

Family

Your text lists many factors that distinguish close relationships from the types of interpersonal relationships. Which ones of these is NOT one of those factors?

Formality

Even though he is the office manager, Jerome thinks that anyone in his dept. can take the role of leader even if they are not seen as a leadership type. Which theory of effective leadership does this demonstrate.

Functional

______ theory suggests that leaders can acquire communication skills and leadership behaviors over time.

Functional

______ describe the shared expectations group members have regarding each individual's communication behavior in the group.

Group roles

The distaste and aversion that people feel toward working in groups is known as _____.

Grouphate

Diverse is another word for ______.

Heterogenous

Jasmine is an African American freshman girl in college. Her English professor, Tom, is a middle-aged man from India. The conversations b/w Jasmine and Tom represent a ______ degree of "interculturalness."

High

For many years, teachers in Oaxaca, Mexico threatened to strike before the beginning of the school year. The disagreements were often settled and the school year began as usual. In 2006, the strike delayed the beginning of the school year and violence erupted throughput Oaxaca. Perhaps the discontent with the Mexican with the Mexican national presidential election emboldened the striking teachers. Which dialectic may help us understand this situation?

Historic/Past- Present/Future

A high degree of similarity is also known as _____>

Homogeneity

One must be aware of a person's _______ and avoid the temptation to view them as an exotic "other."

Humanity

In which step of Dewey's problem-solving sequence would it be logical to use brainstorming?

Identify alternative solutions

By focusing more on a person's own interests and needs than on those of the group, the ____ role tends to be _____ to the group process.

Individual; Dysfunctional

Jasmine, who is 16, often asserts herself over her parents and looks forward to the day when she can move out of her parents' home and live on her own. Which aspect of cultural values does she characterize?

Individualist Orientation

Sarah & Mark are on date # 2. The date is going wonderfully. Both of them are being extremely charming and nice to one another. According to Knapp's step model, Sarah & Mark's relationship development is at the ____ step.

Initiating

Many faiths have long prescribed whom their members should marry, how many spouses they could have, and even if they should date. This is an example of how specific _____ impact our communication and relationships.

Institutions

_______ communication occurs between people who are culturally different.

Intercultural

Authentic communication is particularly important in close relationships bc authentic communication is connected to ______.

Intimacy

A(n) _______ traveler is a person who is a border dwellers permanently but not by choice.

Involuntary Long- Term

Hassan and his family left their home in southern Lebanon due to the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah. They are ______ type of border travelers.

Involuntary Short- Term

______ combines anger, sadness, worry, embarrassment, and disappointment.

Jealousy

If you are _____ to other ways of viewing the world, then then you will be able to engage in meaningful communication.

Open

Michelle is in a relationship with John. She is having Carly communicate with John about her unhappiness about the relationship and her desire to end it. Michelle is using ____.

Machiavellian tactics

The term for belief in one god is _______.

Monotheism

Without the _____ to be a effective communicator, no other skills will be relevant.

Motivation

James is angry and teases his roommate Mike bc of it. This is inauthentic of James because he is _______.

Not taking responsibility for what he says and means

The most typical way relationships end is through _____, which is when the relationship simply declines over time and the partners are aware that problems remain unresolved.

Passing Away

Working toward stability in a region to prevent conflicts from escalating into war is called _____.

Peacebuilding

Juan, a 26 y/o man from Puerto Rico, and Tara, a 25 year old woman from England, meet in a bar in Los Angeles. Tara perceives Juan as flirty but cannot tell is this is his personality, his cultural habits, his behavior specifically toward her, or part of the loud, fun bar they are at. Which dialect may help her understand this situation?

Personal- contextual

_______ differences affect intercultural interactions by determining who cultural values will be respected and followed.

Power

Phineas liked Ariel initially, but over time, as he learned more about her, he discovered that he didn't like Ariel at all. This development can be explained by the _____ theory.

Predicted Outcome

In the US, it sis common for people to work hard in order to have material things, even it means sacrificing time with family and friends. Which aspect of cultural values does this demonstrate?

Preferred Personality

The purpose of a _____ group is to provide members with a sense of belonging and affection.

Primary

The ______ dialectic approach helps people resist making quick, stereotypical judgements about others and their communication behavior.

Privilege-Disadvantage

Another name for reverse culture shock is _______ shock.

Reentry

______ are behaviors that couples perform that helps maintain relationships.

Relational Maintenance

James Carville, a liberal Democrat, and Mary Matlin, a conservative Republican, have been married for several years. They are border dwellers through _______.

Relationship

_________ or remaining apart from the dominant culture may result in isolation, marginalization, and exclusion from the discussions where important decisions are made.

Resisting Assimilation

Stereotypes can become ______, meaning if you stereotype people and treat them in a prejudiced or negative manner, they may react in ways that reinforce your stereotype.

Self- fulfilling

People often learn about themselves and their own cultural background and identifies by coming into contact with people whose cultural backgrounds differ from their own. This is known as ______.

Self-Awareness

Physically nonviolent pressure to engage in unwanted sex is known as _____.

Sexual Coercion

The ________ orientation stresses the importance of possessing one fundamental truth.

Short- Term

______ roles are those that are directly related to the accomplishment of group goals.

Task

According to data from the 2010 U.S. Census, which of the following statements is accurate?

The Hispanic population will more than double in size by 2060.

According to research by Muehlenhard and others, in order fro a heterosexual man to initiate interaction with a woman, what must occur first?

The woman must send cues to the man that she is interested and available.

________ is a nonlinear model that best captures the fact that relationship development can be bidirectional- that is couples move both toward and away from commitment over the course of their relationship.

Turning point model

People in close relationships tend to see each other as ______.

Unique and Irreplacable

Ramiro has decided to migrate to the U.S. in hopes that he will be able to find a better paying job than he has been able to fine in his home country of Guatemala. Ramiro is a(n) _______ type of border traveler.

Voluntary Long- Term

Sandra's National Guard unit is being deployed to Iraq for 4 months. She is a ____ type of boarder dweller.

Voluntary Short Term

The _____ disengagement strategy is characterized by friends that don't return phone calls.

Withdrawal/ Avoidance

Communication scholar Bradford Hall cautions people about respecting the humanity of other cultures. His term for this is the _____ approach.

Zoo

Which of the following is NOT an aspect of dispaora?

being apart of 2 cultures based on relationship

Which of the following is NOT an example of a secondary group?

book clubs

When Mike is preparing for his project, he is generating as many ideas as possible without critiquing them. This process is referred to as ________.

brainstorming

A(n) _____ leader gains considerable input from group members.

democratic

In the _______ phase of the decision making process, the group has worked through primary and secondary tensions and members act cooperatively.

emergence

One way to communicate more ethically across cultures is to remember that everyone, including you, is ______ a culture and thus communicating through a cultural lens.

emmeshed in

The methods a group uses to accomplish a task are known as ______.

group processes

When members of a group feel pressure to conform and so they come to a decision before all of the alternatives have been realistically assessed, it is called _______.

groupthink

In addition to having a common goal and a connection with each other, which of the following is a slo a characteristic of small group communication?

having positive contributions from all group members

Increasing your motivation and your knowledge of self and others are ways the text suggests to _____.

improve your intercultural communication

Demonstrating ______ about the history, background, and values of people from other cultures is one way to communicate better.

knowledge

When members of a group first meet and get to know each other, they are in the ______ phase of the decision-making process.

orientation

Members who encourage others to talk or mediate disagreements are filling _____ roles.

relational

Vijay is a physicist and owns a small company that designs lasers. He makes an effort to lead his employees by being aware to and listening to their problems and concerns, and by committing to help them grow not only as workers but as people, trusting that this will help his team design the products that the community needs the most. Vijay is exemplifying the ______ leadership theory.

servant

The text identifies how diversity influences 4 aspects of group communication. Which of these is NOT one of those aspects?

social facilitation

When she is in a meeting with just her co-workers, Carla tends to joke around. When her manager is at the meeting, she makes sure to be involved and aware of everything that is going on. This is an example of _______.

social facilitation

Communication in groups occurs within _______ structures.

societal

Secondary groups meet to ______.

solve problems

Of all f the proposed leadership theories, the LEAST plausible appears to be ______ theory.

trait

The oldest theory concerning leadership in the communication field is the ______ theory.

trait

Elsa and her roommate Nikki became friends when living together freshman year. Elsa really enjoyed hanging out with Nikki. Over time though, Elsa realized that she was constantly paying for Nikki's meals bc Nikki was forgetting her wallet. Eventually Elsa decided she want enjoying their friendship anymore. Elsa was ______ in their relationship.

under-benefitted

Social facilitation occurs when a person ______.

works harder when others are around to see him or her