When Gonzalo came to the U.S. from Spain as an exchange student, he was surprised at how direct the people were in comparison to those at home. He hadn't realized that in __________ cultures there is not usually a warm-up period in conversations

Fill in the blank with correct word


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Marlon worked on a story about the increasing pollution in his city. It was a video report in which he included photographs of the city adversely affected by pollution. He recorded his voice, which went along with the video

Which format of the story did he work on? a) Voice-over b) Voicer c) Voice/Sound bite d) Voice

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The __________ model of communication is considered the most accurate and complete

model. Fill in the blanks with correct word

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Our ability to manage how we appear is called facework.

a. True b. False

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Dana likes to argue about politics with her friends. When she comes across someone who disagrees with her viewpoint, Dana assumes that she’s heard it all before, and that there’s nothing more to be discussed or learned. This pattern of illogical

thinking is termed ___________ . a. extensional orientation b. polarization c. allness d. fact–inference confusion

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