"Gosh darn" and "Gee Whiz" are examples of our reaction to

linguistic

A. oppression.
B. ritual.
C. taboo.
D. euphemism.
E. magic.


C

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Social constructionists argue that reality is an objective thing. 

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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Robert is dealing with the topic of recycling and after having talked with his classmates realizes they are, at best, apathetic. To which step of the motivated sequence will Robert have to pay special attention?

a. satisfaction step b. action step c. need step d. attention step

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Thoughts, worries, and feelings that distract us from the communication process are called __________ noise.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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Focus Group Moderators work from:

a. basic question to get reactions from all participants b. a special perspective design to get positive responses c. a prepared script with a list of questions d. a display of communication pieces to get reactions.

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