Dana's teachers and classmates often referred to her as the "class clown.". Dana internalized this label and continued to make jokes during class time. The process of acting in accordance to the labels bestowed on us is called
a. Facework.
b. Self-fulfilling prophecy.
c. Identity management.
d. Social comparison.
b. When someone internalizes labels or comments made about who they are
and then act in accordance with these expectations, they are engaging in a self-fulfilling
prophecy.
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What technique have neuroscientists found helpful to relive all types of stress, including speech anxiety?
A. avoidance B. meditation C. memorization D. positive thinking
______________refers to the decreased effort of each individual member as the number of people in a group increases.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
The act of excluding people who are different from opportunities granted to others is an example of
a) ethnocentrism. b) prejudice. c) stereotyping. d) discrimination. e) acceptance.
The body of a speech:
a. is a longer version of a speech's conclusion b. is a shorter version of the speech's introduction c. contains the information necessary to support the central idea or thesis statement d. is a duplicate of the components of the formal outline