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COMM 220 – Exam 2 Study Guide | Western Washington University (Mary Erickson) | Complete Q&A on Group Dynamics, Media Theory, and Nonverbal Communication

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This document offers a complete and accurate answer set for Exam 2 in COMM 220 at Western Washington University, taught by Mary Erickson. It covers essential topics such as Bruce Tuckman’s group development stages, Goffman’s “presentation of self,” media structures (monopoly, oligopoly, limited competition), hegemony and soft power, nonverbal communication forms (proxemics, haptics, chronemics), paralinguistics, and relational theories like dialectical tensions. The guide also includes leadership roles, media literacy, synergy, and communication rule types.

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Comm 220 Exam 2 WWU (Mary Erickson)
questions with accurate answers
Adjourning stage Ans✓✓✓ Where group is no longer needed because
task has been completed


Artifacts Ans✓✓✓ personal possessions displayed to others


Bruce Tuckman's Stages Ans✓✓✓ 1. Forming
2.Storming
3.Norming
4.Performing
5. Adjourning


Chronemics Ans✓✓✓ Organization and use of time.


constitutive rules Ans✓✓✓ How you use verbal and nonverbal
communication to convey a message


Constructive Rules Ans✓✓✓ What a communication means or stands
for


dialectical tensions Ans✓✓✓ Tension between two opposing forces

, erving goffman "presentation of self" Ans✓✓✓ we carefully craft,
rehearse, and produce our self


forming stage Ans✓✓✓ Where group becomes a group and considers
tasks to be accomplished


Frames Ans✓✓✓ - cultural frames guide our interaction
- people use from to make meaning of situations


Functions of leaders Ans✓✓✓ - achieve consensus within the group
about goals


- maintain structure that facilitates accomplishing goals


- supply information that helps provide direction and clarification


- maintain group satisfaction, cohesion and performance


Goffman's theory Ans✓✓✓ social interaction may be likened to a
theater, and people in everyday life to actors on a stage, each playing a
variety of roles.


Haptics Ans✓✓✓ Duration, placement, and strength of touch.

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