When verbal symbols conceal change they exhibit ______.

a. polarization
b. reification
c. static evaluation
d. lexical gaps


c. static evaluation

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You're deciding on a speech topic, but need some information from your audience. Rather than asking them to divulge their opinions out loud, you design a short questionnaire

The questionnaire asks whether a person agrees or disagrees with a series of statements regarding various topics. What form of survey are you using? a. an open-ended, formal audience analysis survey b. a closed-ended, informal audience analysis survey c. a closed-ended, formal audience analysis survey d. an open-ended, informal audience analysis survey

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What two skills can one develop to become culturally other-oriented?

What will be an ideal response?

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

1. A recommended behavior for coaches is to design instructional activities or drills that provide all athletes with an opportunity to improve their skill. 2. A Pygmalion-prone coach tends to give low-expectancy athletes less frequent reinforcement and less appropriate and beneficial feedback after successful performance. 3. For the Pygmalion-prone coach, when an African-American athlete performs equivalent to his Euro-American peers, his performance will be perceived as more effective. 4. Psychological characteristics are one of the categories that influence the expectancies made by coaches.

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