When a speaker calls the listeners' attention to a subject that they did not previously know about, the

primary informative purpose is ________.

Fill in the blanks with correct word


agenda setting

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Communication Privacy Management Theory (CPM) considers people to be ______ of information about themselves.

a. guardians b. conduits c. shepherds d. owners

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Role-related information encompasses the information, skills, procedures, and rules that an individual must grasp to perform on the job.  

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

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In Dell Hymes’s ethnography of communication, a speech community is

a. a group of people who share common a language b. the occasion when people talk c. specific speech activities d. the styles of speech used in specific situations e. the styles of speech characteristic of a community

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Which of the following cultures emphasizes achievement, assertiveness, heroism, and

material wealth? A) feminine culture B) masculine culture C) high-context culture D) low-context culture

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