Alonzo will be conducting an ethnography by observing the actions of a group of people with whom he has never interacted and wants to observe their actions without interacting at all with any of the members of the culture. Alonzo’s plan, then, is to act as which of the following?

A. complete participant
B. participant-observer
C. complete observer
D. Text-miner


C. complete observer

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Lies told to protect oneself are considered _____ deception

A) pro-social B) anti-social C) self-enhancement D) selfish

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Celine asks her professor if she can give a speech on "friends with benefits." The professor agrees, thinking that the speech will focus on the benefits of friendship. Much to the professor's surprise, the speech is about friends who have sex with each another. Celine's professor did not realize that Celine was using a ________ to make the topic sound less explicit.

A. jargon term B. metaphor C. euphemism D. slang word

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The following are all examples of informative speaking environments except: a. a firefighter speaking to her colleagues about basic rescue skills

b. an astronaut speaking about space exploration at a space camp. c. a hospital chaplain speaking about end of life issues to a terminally ill patient's family. d. a bank manager speaking about balancing a check book to a group of middle school students.

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Why is slight communication anxiety a good thing?

A) The audience knows the speaker cares. B) Everyone can feel the excitement. C) The audience is more sympathetic. D) The speaker is more psyched.

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