Laura is a leader of a student organization. Whenever the members have a conflict with each other, she tries to mediate the conflict. She tries to improve the culture of the organization by resolving the conflict collectively. Her approach can be characterized as

a. independent orientation to conflict.
b. interdependent orientation to conflict.
c. low-context orientation to conflict.
d. direct communication.


b. interdependent orientation to conflict.

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If your college Student Affairs Officer declared that "Gay students are not permitted to attend school dances," this would be an example of ________

What will be an ideal response?

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While visiting her parents on a break from school Melinda doesn't pay attention to much of what they say. She lets much of their communication just come in one ear and out the other without her ever listening. However, when her mother mentions going shopping to get some new clothes and good novels for Melinda to take back to school, Melinda listens attentively. This is an example of __________

a. defensive listening b. prejudgment c. selective listening d. mindless listening e. pseudolistening

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A red herring fallacy

A. forces listeners to choose between two alternatives when more than two alternatives exist. B. assumes that taking a first step will inevitably lead to other steps that cannot be prevented. C. introduces an irrelevant issue to divert attention from the subject under discussion. D. assumes that because two things are related in time, they are causally linked. E. assumes that because something is popular, it is therefore good, correct, or desirable.

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