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Sarah asks Erin, "What time is it?" Erin's response is, "Class starts in 3 minutes." According to which theory can this utterance be seen as coherent within the interaction? |
| | A) | Communication Accommodation Theory |
| | B) | Expectancy Violation Theory |
| | C) | Interaction Adaptation Theory |
| | D) | Speech Act Theory |
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As Fred passes Howard on the street, Fred tips his hat and smiles. Howard interprets this as a friendly greeting. According to Coordinated Management of Meaning Theory, Howard has used a(n) __________ rule in interaction. |
| | A) | Interactive |
| | B) | Constitutive |
| | C) | Regulative |
| | D) | Nonverbal |
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Matthew and Rachel are having dinner. Throughout the evening, Rachel notices that she has been leaning forward, but Matthew has begun to lean back in his chair. This is an example of: |
| | A) | Convergence |
| | B) | Divergence |
| | C) | Maintenance |
| | D) | Overaccommodation |
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Expectancy Violation Theory follows the metatheoretical assumptions of the: |
| | A) | Post-positivist approach |
| | B) | Interpretive approach |
| | C) | Critical approach |
| | D) | Postmodern approach |
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The study of semantics concentrates on the link between __________ and __________. |
| | A) | symbols, speech |
| | B) | syntax, signs |
| | C) | referents, sources |
| | D) | signs, referents |
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In speech act theory, there are several types of speech act, including all of the following EXCEPT: |
| | A) | directives |
| | B) | imperatives |
| | C) | commissives |
| | D) | assertives |
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Coordinated management of meaning theory (CMM) has its roots in: |
| | A) | the communication discipline. |
| | B) | sociology. |
| | C) | psychological studies. |
| | D) | anthropological theories. |
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CMM deals with the context in which an utterance is offered by proposing a __________ |
| | A) | value rating system. |
| | B) | system of means testing. |
| | C) | matrix to evaluate utterances. |
| | D) | hierarchy of meaning. |
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Some of the distinctions developed by theorists to classify convergence and divergence processes include all of the following EXCEPT: |
| | A) | multipolar |
| | B) | unimodal |
| | C) | symmetrical |
| | D) | objective |
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The primary founder of expectancy violation theory was: |
| | A) | Charles Morris. |
| | B) | Judee Burgoon. |
| | C) | Howard Giles. |
| | D) | Martin Fishbein. |
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