There are considerable gender differences in politeness. First, what does this mean? Second, offer two to three examples of when you've seen this dynamic at work.
What will be an ideal response?
The ideal answer should include:
- Women are more polite and more indirect in giving orders than are men.
- Men are more likely to be indirect when they express weakness, reveal a problem, or admit an error.
- Examples will differ among students.
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A. True B. False
A(n) ________ upon which a speech is focused is taken from the broader area of general
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A university professor is conducting a study about why Americans watch a popular new sitcom. Which of the following groups would be a nonprobability sample for this research?
a. Students randomly selected from the professor's classes b. Subjects who are randomly selected from volunteers who responded to acommercial for the study that had been placed in the sitcom c. Volunteers who responded to a commercial for the study that had beenplaced in the sitcom d. All of the above
Instead of simply saying, "The dog slept on the chair," Emily said, "The lethargic dachshund snoozed contentedly on the overstuffed armchair." This best illustrates what principle of effective verbal delivery?
A. Use unbiased words. B. Use vivid words. C. Use simple words. D. Use correct words.