CMN 2130 Midterm Exam With
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Rational Frame Theory - ANSWER Self-centered perspective in children and
adults
Cognitive Complexity Theory - ANSWER Our ability to process complex
information relies on our ability to access a number of viewpoints
Self-serving Bias Theory - ANSWER our most common tendency, unless we
make an explicit effort to examine the world from multiple perspectives, is to
blame our weaknesses on external factors and the weaknesses of others on
internal failures.
schramm's model - ANSWER emphasizes the importance of common
experiences and shared backgrounds in helping us to communicate with and
to understand the perspective of another person.contributed the idea that
we can communicate with each other to the extent that we have shared
"fields of experience"
Perspective Taking - ANSWER Relates to looking at a picture from potentially
many points of view, trying to understand the position of others (more
, objective, mind-based, strategic, does not imply agreement with position of
other person)
Empathy - ANSWER Ability to feel as the other person feels, experience what
they are experiencing (more subjective with deeper sense of connectedness,
feelings-based, allied with the idea of emotional intelligence)
Theory of Mind - ANSWER "ability to not only understand that people have
different beliefs, motivations, knowledge and moods, but also how that
affects their actions and behaviour as well as our own"
(Where I Can Be Me)
Rokeach - ANSWER Studies identified some values as more central and
important than others. The extent to which people will resist attempts at
persuasion will depend on the centrality of the values.
Conflict Resolution Theory - ANSWER Tells us that the best way to resolve
conflict is not to split our differences in half through compromise but to find
common interests
Perspective of Self - ANSWER This is how the problem is interpreted from
your own experience, based on your own thoughts and feelings in that
situation.
Complete Solution
Rational Frame Theory - ANSWER Self-centered perspective in children and
adults
Cognitive Complexity Theory - ANSWER Our ability to process complex
information relies on our ability to access a number of viewpoints
Self-serving Bias Theory - ANSWER our most common tendency, unless we
make an explicit effort to examine the world from multiple perspectives, is to
blame our weaknesses on external factors and the weaknesses of others on
internal failures.
schramm's model - ANSWER emphasizes the importance of common
experiences and shared backgrounds in helping us to communicate with and
to understand the perspective of another person.contributed the idea that
we can communicate with each other to the extent that we have shared
"fields of experience"
Perspective Taking - ANSWER Relates to looking at a picture from potentially
many points of view, trying to understand the position of others (more
, objective, mind-based, strategic, does not imply agreement with position of
other person)
Empathy - ANSWER Ability to feel as the other person feels, experience what
they are experiencing (more subjective with deeper sense of connectedness,
feelings-based, allied with the idea of emotional intelligence)
Theory of Mind - ANSWER "ability to not only understand that people have
different beliefs, motivations, knowledge and moods, but also how that
affects their actions and behaviour as well as our own"
(Where I Can Be Me)
Rokeach - ANSWER Studies identified some values as more central and
important than others. The extent to which people will resist attempts at
persuasion will depend on the centrality of the values.
Conflict Resolution Theory - ANSWER Tells us that the best way to resolve
conflict is not to split our differences in half through compromise but to find
common interests
Perspective of Self - ANSWER This is how the problem is interpreted from
your own experience, based on your own thoughts and feelings in that
situation.
