JMU SCOM 122 Test 2 (Chapters 2-6) Questions With
Complete Solutions
abstracting Correct Answers process whereby we formulate
increasingly vague conceptions of our world by leaving out
details (4 types; sense experience, description, inference,
judgement)
Accentuation Correct Answers intensifying verbal message
Acculturation Correct Answers The process of adapting to a
culture different from ones own (4 strategies: assimilation,
separation, integration, marginalization)
ad hominem Correct Answers argument directed against the
person not the position
ad populum Correct Answers proposition is true because many
people believe it
advising response Correct Answers tells people how they
should act
ambiguity Correct Answers has more than one meaning
ambushing Correct Answers occurs when we listen for
weaknesses and ignore strengths of a speaker's message
Appropriate Self- disclosure Correct Answers trust, reciprocity,
cultural appropriateness, situational, incremental, desire for
intimacy or closeness, likelihood of constructive outcome
,Aribitrainess Correct Answers meaning of language has nothing
to do with sound or form
Assimilation Correct Answers the abandonment of the customs,
practices, languages, identity, and ways of living of one's own
heritage for those of the host culture
Attribution Correct Answers the causes assigned to people's
behavior
attributions Correct Answers assigning causes to behavior
beauty bias Correct Answers perceived advantage accorded to
those who are viewed as attractive
Beliefs Correct Answers What a person thinks is true or
probable
benevolent sexism Correct Answers embraces the "positive"
stereotype of women as "pure creatures" who deserve to be
protected only as long as they behave conventionally
bound morpheme Correct Answers has no meaning until it is
attached to a free morpheme
Breadth Correct Answers range of subjects discussed
burden of proof Correct Answers obligation of the person
making the claim to present compelling evidence and reasoning
to support it
, by-passing Correct Answers when you assume that everyone
assigns the same meaning to word w/out checking to see if its
true
claim Correct Answers generalization that remains to be proven
Co-culture Correct Answers group of people who live in a
dominant culture yet remain connected to another cultural
heritage that typically exhibits significant differences with the
dominant culture
Collectivist Culture Correct Answers has a "we" consciousness,
individuals see themselves as closely linked to one or more
groups; 70% of worlds population
Communicating compentently Correct Answers monitor
perceptual bias, recognize cultural differences, avoid snap
judgements, manage impressions, practice empathy, check
perceptions
competence with nonverbal communication Correct Answers
monitor, resist jumping to conclusions, observe them all,
cultural differences, consistency
competitive interrupting Correct Answers occurs when we
dominate the conversation by seizing the floor from others who
are speaking
comprehension Correct Answers shared meaning between or
among parties in transactions
Complete Solutions
abstracting Correct Answers process whereby we formulate
increasingly vague conceptions of our world by leaving out
details (4 types; sense experience, description, inference,
judgement)
Accentuation Correct Answers intensifying verbal message
Acculturation Correct Answers The process of adapting to a
culture different from ones own (4 strategies: assimilation,
separation, integration, marginalization)
ad hominem Correct Answers argument directed against the
person not the position
ad populum Correct Answers proposition is true because many
people believe it
advising response Correct Answers tells people how they
should act
ambiguity Correct Answers has more than one meaning
ambushing Correct Answers occurs when we listen for
weaknesses and ignore strengths of a speaker's message
Appropriate Self- disclosure Correct Answers trust, reciprocity,
cultural appropriateness, situational, incremental, desire for
intimacy or closeness, likelihood of constructive outcome
,Aribitrainess Correct Answers meaning of language has nothing
to do with sound or form
Assimilation Correct Answers the abandonment of the customs,
practices, languages, identity, and ways of living of one's own
heritage for those of the host culture
Attribution Correct Answers the causes assigned to people's
behavior
attributions Correct Answers assigning causes to behavior
beauty bias Correct Answers perceived advantage accorded to
those who are viewed as attractive
Beliefs Correct Answers What a person thinks is true or
probable
benevolent sexism Correct Answers embraces the "positive"
stereotype of women as "pure creatures" who deserve to be
protected only as long as they behave conventionally
bound morpheme Correct Answers has no meaning until it is
attached to a free morpheme
Breadth Correct Answers range of subjects discussed
burden of proof Correct Answers obligation of the person
making the claim to present compelling evidence and reasoning
to support it
, by-passing Correct Answers when you assume that everyone
assigns the same meaning to word w/out checking to see if its
true
claim Correct Answers generalization that remains to be proven
Co-culture Correct Answers group of people who live in a
dominant culture yet remain connected to another cultural
heritage that typically exhibits significant differences with the
dominant culture
Collectivist Culture Correct Answers has a "we" consciousness,
individuals see themselves as closely linked to one or more
groups; 70% of worlds population
Communicating compentently Correct Answers monitor
perceptual bias, recognize cultural differences, avoid snap
judgements, manage impressions, practice empathy, check
perceptions
competence with nonverbal communication Correct Answers
monitor, resist jumping to conclusions, observe them all,
cultural differences, consistency
competitive interrupting Correct Answers occurs when we
dominate the conversation by seizing the floor from others who
are speaking
comprehension Correct Answers shared meaning between or
among parties in transactions
