List and briefly describe the five types of accounts put forth by relationship scholar Frank Fincham.
What will be an ideal response?
- Apologies include admitting that a failure event occurred, accepting responsibility, and expressing regret.
- Excuses include admission that the failure event occurred, coupled with a contention that nothing could have been done to prevent the failure; it was due to unforeseen circumstances.
- Justifications involve accepting responsibility for the event but redefining the event as not a failure.
- Denials are statements that the failure event never took place.
- Absence of an account, or silence, involves ignoring the reproaches or refusing to address them.
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Media ethics scholar David Martinson says that journalists most often fail their audience by doing which of the following?
A. deliberately lying to the public B. focusing on “bad” news instead of “good” news C. by not asking whether their story helps the public understand the truth D. not reporting on misconduct by high corporate officials
Which of the following is a verbal way to signal the end of a speech?
A. "My last point is…" B. "Let me introduce my topic by…" C. "My next point is…" D. "In summary,…"
Nonverbal communication is based on a speaker's
A. language. B. bodily actions. C. vocal delivery. D. All answers are correct. E. both vocal delivery and bodily actions.
Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1.Longitudinal studies track changes over time. 2.Cross-lagged surveys allow researchers to determine causality. 3.One disadvantage of open-ended questions is there is often limited space in the survey form.