What is self-disclosure and why is it important in interpersonal communication?
What will be an ideal response?
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In which situation is a “negative persuasion” effect occurring?
a. when a speaker moves the audience in the opposite direction of what was intended b. when an audience perceives a speaker as overly pessimistic and gloomy c. when a speaker stirs listeners to accept a harmful or hateful viewpoint d. when a hostile audience is swayed by an unusually charismatic speaker
The idea that if a sufficient number of people adopt the innovation, additional adoption of the innovation becomes self-sustaining, assuring future growth is known as ______.
A. late adopters B. early majority C. reciprocal interdependence D. critical mass
Ramzan went on a date with Halima a few days before he moved to another state. During the date, Ramzan was completely relaxed and felt no pressure to impress her. According to the text’s discussion of uncertainty and anxiety management, why would he feel this way?
a. There was no expectation of future interactions. b. Halima wanted to pay for the date. c. There was no chance of them hooking up. d. Ramzan did not feel Halima was marriage material.
________ are at the top of the hierarchy of organized meaning and help us to interpret lower-level meanings.
A. Speech acts B. Episodes C. Cultural patterns D. Life scripts