Louis Pondy (1967) suggests that people move through stages as conflict develops and subsides. Which of the following best describes the manifest phase?

A. The parties begin to formulate strategies about how to deal with the conflict.
B. The strategies and goals are enacted in communication.
C. The conflict has short and long term consequences.
D. One or more parties believe that incompatibilities exist.


B. The strategies and goals are enacted in communication.

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A key distinction between the verbal and nonverbal systems of communication is that ______.

a. animals do not possess a verbal system of communication b. the verbal system is based on haptics, whereas the nonverbal system is based on kinesics c. the verbal system is based on symbols whereas the nonverbal system is signal based d. the verbal system regulates communication whereas the nonverbal system complements communication

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Karl is researching a speech on euthanasia. He knows that there are some excellent journal

articles on the subject, but his university?s small library doesn?t carry the journals in which the articles appear. Karl has only a few days until he must give the speech; what should he do? A) Karl should use interlibrary loan to see if he can locate the needed journal articles. B) Karl waited too late to start his research, so he?ll have to use something else instead of the journal articles. C) Karl should substitute Web site information for the journal articles, because material from the Web is more accurate and current than published journal articles. D) Karl should use a full-text database, like Lexis/Nexis, to attempt to locate complete texts of the journal articles.

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Media theorists have concluded that the "medium is the__________."

A. central idea B. thesis C. channel D. message

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Which of the following is a regulative communication rule?

A) Hugging is a way to show care and friendship. B) Making eye contact and nodding are ways to show interest and respect. C) To demonstrate romantic interest, stand close to the other person, touch him or her gently, and laugh at his or her jokes. D) Ignoring someone shows anger or dislike. E) Do not argue at the dinner table.

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