COMM 216 CORRECT LATEST ANSWERS AND
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔Abstract conceptualization - ✔✔Learning style that reveals a preference for solitary
investigation and working alone rather than in groups
✔✔Reflective observation - ✔✔Learning style where people gain perspective about an
experience by reflecting on it; they feel more comfortable watching how others do things
or observing how something works
✔✔Active experimentation - ✔✔Learning style where individuals like to try different
solutions to see which one works best
✔✔The combinations of learning styles - ✔✔When many people exhibit a blend of two
styles
✔✔Accommodating - ✔✔Represents the combination of active experimentation and
concrete experience, which implies preferences for doing and feeling
✔✔Divergent - ✔✔Learning style where one can look at one issue from multiple
perspectives; willing to gather outside information for the group; are sensitive, good at
brainstorming, and like to work in groups
✔✔Assimilating - ✔✔Learning style that puts ideas above people and relationships,
good at working with abstract concepts; help the group organize and present
information in a clear format
✔✔Convergent - ✔✔Learning style that solves problems, gravitates toward technical
tasks, and is less concerned with relationships; can convert ideas and theories into
practical solutions and they like to experiment with new ideas
✔✔Individualism vs. collectivism - ✔✔The search for individual autonomy and
independence vs. the desire for connection and conformity with others
, ✔✔Power distance - ✔✔The extent to which a culture maximizes or minimizes status
and power differences among people
✔✔High vs. low context cultures - ✔✔Members rely on features of the context or
situation to get their ideas across vs. being direct and concrete is highly valued, and the
words spoken convey more meaning than does the context or situation in which they
occur
✔✔Feminine vs. masculine orientations - ✔✔Reflects the extent to which one is task or
relationally oriented; generally means that you prefer overlap between roles or that the
group foster a sense of community and relationship maintenance vs. reflects the extent
to which one is task or relationally oriented; generally means that you might like to see
roles clearly defined, with very little overlap
✔✔In-group vs. out-group - ✔✔A group with which one identifies as a member vs. those
groups to which one does not feel one belongs
✔✔Symbolic convergence theory - ✔✔Provides a framework for group members to use
communication to achieve common ground or commonly shared experiences
✔✔Conflict and dyadic conflict - ✔✔An expressed struggle that occurs when diverse
identities converge and complete agreement is not always possible, and characteristics
include perceived incompatible goals and scarce resources; conflicts that occur
between two people
✔✔Five characteristics of conflict - ✔✔Expressed struggle (the conflict needs to be
expressed or communicated to the other party), interdependent parties (the actions of
one party will affect the other and vice versa), the perception of scarce resources (even
if there is enough time, money, and materials to go around, perceived threat is enough
to fuel conflict), the perception of incompatible goals (when both parties want different
goals; can be a major point over which conflicting parties butt heads), and perceived
interference (a perceived obstacle or barrier that prevents you from accomplishing a
goal)
✔✔Types of conflict - ✔✔Object (a misunderstanding/disagreement about something or
about whether something is true or false; concerns whether something is factual),
relational (rights, responsibilities, and roles people hold or are expected to hold in a
given situation; often involves disagreements in power distribution/expression), and
priority (issues of morality, right versus wrong, or what is more/less important)
✔✔Expressive vs. instrumental conflict - ✔✔Differences in how people think feelings
and emotions should be expressed and released vs. differences in how people
articulate goals and understand how tasks should be completed
✔✔Conflict styles - ✔✔The ways people differ in their approach to or style of conflict
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔Abstract conceptualization - ✔✔Learning style that reveals a preference for solitary
investigation and working alone rather than in groups
✔✔Reflective observation - ✔✔Learning style where people gain perspective about an
experience by reflecting on it; they feel more comfortable watching how others do things
or observing how something works
✔✔Active experimentation - ✔✔Learning style where individuals like to try different
solutions to see which one works best
✔✔The combinations of learning styles - ✔✔When many people exhibit a blend of two
styles
✔✔Accommodating - ✔✔Represents the combination of active experimentation and
concrete experience, which implies preferences for doing and feeling
✔✔Divergent - ✔✔Learning style where one can look at one issue from multiple
perspectives; willing to gather outside information for the group; are sensitive, good at
brainstorming, and like to work in groups
✔✔Assimilating - ✔✔Learning style that puts ideas above people and relationships,
good at working with abstract concepts; help the group organize and present
information in a clear format
✔✔Convergent - ✔✔Learning style that solves problems, gravitates toward technical
tasks, and is less concerned with relationships; can convert ideas and theories into
practical solutions and they like to experiment with new ideas
✔✔Individualism vs. collectivism - ✔✔The search for individual autonomy and
independence vs. the desire for connection and conformity with others
, ✔✔Power distance - ✔✔The extent to which a culture maximizes or minimizes status
and power differences among people
✔✔High vs. low context cultures - ✔✔Members rely on features of the context or
situation to get their ideas across vs. being direct and concrete is highly valued, and the
words spoken convey more meaning than does the context or situation in which they
occur
✔✔Feminine vs. masculine orientations - ✔✔Reflects the extent to which one is task or
relationally oriented; generally means that you prefer overlap between roles or that the
group foster a sense of community and relationship maintenance vs. reflects the extent
to which one is task or relationally oriented; generally means that you might like to see
roles clearly defined, with very little overlap
✔✔In-group vs. out-group - ✔✔A group with which one identifies as a member vs. those
groups to which one does not feel one belongs
✔✔Symbolic convergence theory - ✔✔Provides a framework for group members to use
communication to achieve common ground or commonly shared experiences
✔✔Conflict and dyadic conflict - ✔✔An expressed struggle that occurs when diverse
identities converge and complete agreement is not always possible, and characteristics
include perceived incompatible goals and scarce resources; conflicts that occur
between two people
✔✔Five characteristics of conflict - ✔✔Expressed struggle (the conflict needs to be
expressed or communicated to the other party), interdependent parties (the actions of
one party will affect the other and vice versa), the perception of scarce resources (even
if there is enough time, money, and materials to go around, perceived threat is enough
to fuel conflict), the perception of incompatible goals (when both parties want different
goals; can be a major point over which conflicting parties butt heads), and perceived
interference (a perceived obstacle or barrier that prevents you from accomplishing a
goal)
✔✔Types of conflict - ✔✔Object (a misunderstanding/disagreement about something or
about whether something is true or false; concerns whether something is factual),
relational (rights, responsibilities, and roles people hold or are expected to hold in a
given situation; often involves disagreements in power distribution/expression), and
priority (issues of morality, right versus wrong, or what is more/less important)
✔✔Expressive vs. instrumental conflict - ✔✔Differences in how people think feelings
and emotions should be expressed and released vs. differences in how people
articulate goals and understand how tasks should be completed
✔✔Conflict styles - ✔✔The ways people differ in their approach to or style of conflict
