The process by which you try to explain the reasons or motivations for a person’s behavior based on whether the person determined his or her behavior is called

A) attribution of control.
B) behavioral fallacy.
C) primacy effect.
D) attribution management.


Answer: A) attribution of control.

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A person who comes from a polychronic culture would be most likely to ______.

a. arrive on time, if not early, for appointments b. think of time as a straight line from beginning to end c. be less concerned about arriving on time for appointments d. be more concerned about business than getting to know someone

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Identify the ?ve problems that one is faced with when dealing with con?icting

situations. What will be an ideal response?

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Ideational conflict is not very important in small group communication

A. True B. False

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

1. We tend to speak differently with different people, such as with parents or our boss. 2. Everyday conversations create and maintain various aspects of our lives. 3. Gender issues are neither negotiated through nor associated with communication. 4. A communicative “frame” pulls our attention toward certain things and away from others. 5. Meaning develops when groups of people use particular symbols.

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