The use of symbols in communication is complicated because ______.

a. symbols have only one meaning
b. symbols have multiple meanings
c. symbols are not affected by culture and context
d. symbols are not representational


b. symbols have multiple meanings

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Nathan and Ty were both raised in the small town of Cushman, Alabama. Many of their friends at their university inaccurately assume that they behave and think in the same way because they grew up in the same small town

This inaccurate assumption is rooted in A) similarity. B) figure-and-ground organization. C) proximity. D) ethnocentrism. E) closure.

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What is the correct order of steps in the six-step model of conflict resolution?

a. initiation, preparation, consideration, confrontation, reevaluation, resolution b. reevaluation, resolution, consideration, confrontation, preparation, initiation c. confrontation, consideration, initiation, preparation, resolution, reevaluation d. consideration, preparation, initiation, reevaluation, confrontation, resolution e. preparation, initiation, confrontation, consideration, resolution, reevaluation

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If you like working by yourself, you probably would not be happy

in a large corporation. Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Laura's parents say she is suffering from "teenage idiocy" because she has been making some irrational and idiotic decisions lately. Biologically, Laura can blame her risk-taking on this part of her brain

a. cerebral cortex b. prefrontal cortex c. amygdala d. frontal lobe

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