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_________ is an error in logic.

A fallacy

Which is the strongest confirming response?

Endorsement

Which of the following statements is most likely to contribute to a positive communication climate?

"I feel rejected when you show up late"

According to researchers, on average, what percentage of information can a person remember after immediately hearing it?

50 percent

"Nurses are just as important as doctors in the healthcare system" would be best identified as which of the following?

A proposition of value

After a recruiter gives a presentation in your business class on opportunities in the military, you ask a question. What form of confirming response is this?

Acknowledgement

refers to the emotional tone of the relationship

Communication climate

Carlos usually spends a lot of time surfing. He values the time he has in the ocean alone with his thoughts and the waves. It's something he really feels like he needs. He recently met a very exciting woman named Amy. He is thrilled by the time they spend together, but he feels surfing, a significant part of his identity, is now being neglected. What type of tension is he most likely feeling?

Connection vs. Autonomy

____________ refers to the believability of a speaker.

Credibility

Low context cultures typically value which type of communication most?

Direct communication

deny the value of others

Disconfirming responses

____________ evidence is supporting material that evokes fear, anger, pride, sympathy, or reverence in the audience.

Emotional

the most visible way disconfirming messages reinforce one another

Escalatory conflict styles

Which of the following best describes a characteristic of effective self-disclosure?

In most cases it is not a good idea to disclose your deepest secrets to new contacts.

People who exhibit which of the following skills are more likely than others to be hired and promoted?

Listening

Which of the following is an accurate statement about listening?

Listening is a skill that needs to be learned.

John and Cynthia went on a date. During dinner, John consistently made eye contact with Cynthia and nodded his head as she was talking. However, instead of focusing exclusively on Cynthia, John was thinking about the game that he was missing. Which type of faulty listening behavior was John exhibiting?

Pseudolistening

Which of the following professions would have the greatest need for relational listening in their work?

Psychologist

Which type of listener only pays attention to the parts of conversation that interest him or her?

Selective listener

____________ is the process of deliberately revealing information about oneself that is significant and that would not normally be known by others.

Self-disclosure

____________ credibility is acquired after a speaker has finished a speech.

Terminal

Which is the most true of love languages?

The best way to express a love language to a partner is in the love language he or she prefers.

Which of the following statements would best be described as an "attack on the person" or ad hominem fallacy?

The president has blonde hair, and people with blonde hair cannot be trusted.

A salesperson lying about the effectiveness of his product would be an example of which of the following?

Unethical persuasion

In Western cultures, women are more expected to be ___________, and men are expected to be ______________

accommodating, competitive

A speaker who attempts to weaken an opponent's argument by attacking the person's integrity is guilty of the ____________ fallacy.

ad hominem

Due to their ____________, men experience more physical arousal during arguments than women do

biology

Enthusiasm is most closely related to:

charisma

Rebecca arrives at a local dealership to buy a new car. Right away, the salesperson takes her around the lot and shows her several new models. Rebecca listens intently to the salesperson's pitch for each car. However, she questions whether the salesperson really knows what he's talking about and if he is sincerely interested in helping her. In this instance, Rebecca is engaged in ____________.

critical listening

Three important characteristics that affect online communication

delay, inhibition, and permanence

Communicators seek important but inherently incompatible goals throughout virtually all of their relationships. The conflicts that arise when two opposing or incompatible forces exist simultaneously are called ____________.

dialectical tensions

The lack of face-to-face contact in online communication often causes ______________, which may make it easy to respond aggressively without considering the consequences.

disinhibition

Listeners are required to determine the truth when there is a proposition of ____________.

fact

A speaker's character is determined by the audience's perception of two qualities: ____________ and ____________.

honesty; impartiality

When the brain interprets sound and gives meaning to the sound, it is called ____________.

listening

"Tobacco companies should be abolished" is an example of a proposition of ____________.

policy

A fallacy that unfairly attacks an argument by extending it to ridiculous lengths is ____________.

reductio ad absurdum

"California is the best place to live" is an example of a proposition of ____________.

value


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