GRADE
."I" language (ch.4) - ANSWER-phrases that emphasize ownership of your feelings, opinions, and beliefs
."you" language (ch.4) - ANSWER-phrases that place the focus of attention and blame on other people
.abstract (ch.4) - ANSWER-existing in thought or as an idea but not having a physical or concrete
existence.
.acknowledgement (ch. 7) - ANSWER-recognition for a notable deed
.Agape (ch. 10) - ANSWER-open-mouthed
.ambiguous (ch.4) - ANSWER-open to more than one interpretation
.anxious-ambivalent attachment (ch.9) - ANSWER-Child is always anxious about the reliability of the
caregiver
.arbitrary (ch.4) - ANSWER-random
.arbitrator (ch. 7) - ANSWER-A third party to a negotiation who has the authority to dictate an
agreement.
.Artifacts (ch.5) - ANSWER-object made by human beings, either hand-made or mass-produced
.Assimilation (ch.8) - ANSWER-interpreting our new experiences in terms of our existing schemas
.attachment style (ch.9) - ANSWER-the way a person typically interacts with significant others
, .autonomy/connection (ch. 10) - ANSWER-an important relational tension that shows our conflicting
desires to be close and to be separate
.Bracketing (ch. 7) - ANSWER-identifying and setting aside for later discussion the issues peripheral to a
current conflict
.brute facts (ch.4) - ANSWER-objective, concrete phenomena
.Chronemics (ch.5) - ANSWER-the use of time
.commitment (ch. 10) - ANSWER-A pledge or promise
.communication climate (ch. 7) - ANSWER-the emotional tone of a relationship
.communication rules (ch.4) - ANSWER-shared understandings of what communication means and what
behaviors are appropriate in various situations
.Confirmation (ch. 7) - ANSWER-proof; evidence; verification
.Conflict (ch. 7) - ANSWER-A struggle between opposing forces
.constitutive rules (ch.4) - ANSWER-define word meaning: they tell us which words represent which
objects
.covert conflict (ch. 7) - ANSWER-exists when people express disagreement or difference only indirectly
.critical research (ch.2) - ANSWER-studies of media's contribution to the larger issues of what kind of
nation we are building, what kind of people we are becoming
.cultural relativism (ch.8) - ANSWER-the practice of judging a culture by its own standards