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Communication
Undergraduate 1
05/12/2011

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Groupthink is...
Definition
A “mob mentality” that discourages dissent and critical thinking
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The consensus method of decision making increases cohesion b/c it involves all group members. All members work on a solution, discuss it, and must eventually agree on it/ the disadvantage is:
Definition
• This method takes a long time and requires commitment from members
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Jenelle’s group is given the task of improving the new student orientation at her school. In the first stage of their discussion, defining the problem, they ask many questions about the orientation. Which of the following is NOT a question of fact they might ask themselves?
Definition
• What should orientation provide to students?
• (whenever word “should” is always a policy…which is fact)
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the integrative style of conflict management is:
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• high in assertiveness, high in collaboration
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the distributive style of conflict management is:
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• high in assertiveness, low in collaboration
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groups of ppl who live within a dominant culture yet are members of another group or groups that are not dominant are known as:
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• social communities
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if we believe that elderly ppl have grey hair and wrinkles, we are relying on:
Definition
• stereotype
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8. jesse & lakresha live in the same dorm. Jesse sees her in the campus dining commans and says “hi”, but she doesn’t say hi back, jesse assumes she is just a rude person who isn’t friendly. In reality, Lakresha weas upset because she just learned her grandma entered the hospital for heart surgery. Which of the following attributions did Jesse make?
Definition
Global
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9. Jess and Jamie are in a conflict. Jess claims hurt feelings because of something Jamie said, and Jamie replies, “ull get over it”. Jamie’s disconfirming response is at the level of:
Definition
• Acknowledgment
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Marjorie is visually impaired. She is legally blind and uses Braile to read. Ralph is meeting majorie at her dorm room to go to the football games. Hes with his friends jim and harry. What the most appropriate way for Ralph to greet Majorie?
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• Ralph should identify jim and harry when greeting Marjorie.
Term
Alex and casey are in a romantic relationship. Casey said something alex thought was jurtful, and alex has been waiting until their next fight to bring it up and throw it back in caseys face. Alex is practicing what type of relationship climate?
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Strategy
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Jess and Jamie have been in a romantic relationship for 6 months. Jamie likes spending time with jess, but sometimes feels the need to be alone. Which dialectical tension is this?
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Autonomy/connection
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Jamie tells jess of this need to be alone some of the time, and jess says “I agree, in fact I think being alone sometimes helps me feel closer to you when were together.” which style of dialectical management is this?
Definition
Reframing
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2. in this same convo. Jamie confides, “theres some info. I think we shouldn’t share and just keep to ourselves”. Jamie and jess agree to be private about their past romantic relationships. Which style of managing dialectical tensions is this?
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• Segmentation
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3. Jess thinks “my relationship with Jamie is great. We both want the same things and have the same goals in life.” What love style does jess practice?
Definition
Pragma
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4. Andrea is persuading her audience that violence in video games leads to more violent behavior among children. She uses statistical examples that show an increase in juvenile arrests around the same time “first person shooter” video games. However, Andrera can only prove that these 2 things happened at around the same time, not that one caused the other. Which type of reasoning fallacy has Andrea committed? Ch.18?
Definition
• Post hoc, ergo propter hoc (attacking person not idea)
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5. James is worried tht his audience wont perceive him as trustworthy b/c he didn’t include citations in his speech. Which pillar of persuassuion is he concerned about? (ch. 18)
Definition
Ethos
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6. When we use vivid language to appeal to listener’s values and emotions, which pillar of persuasion are we invoking? (ch. 18)
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Pathos
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7. You are losing a debate and you compare your opponent to Hitler. Which reasoning fallacy are you committing? (ch. 18)
Definition
• Ad hominem
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8. Edward says to his work team, “I think we need to finish talking about the history of this issue before we get into possible solutions.” Edward has made which type of contribution to discussion? (ch. 10)
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Procedural
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If we inoculate the listener in our persuasive speech, we (ch. 18):
Definition
• Bring up opposing arguments and counter them in our speech
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