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Read each question carefully and select the best answer.

1
Fritz Heider suggested that in everyday life, we can all be considered naive:
A)citizens
B)actors
C)physicians
D)psychologists
2
An example of a grand theory is:
A)Marxism
B)nonverbal communication
C)verbal communication
D)Uncertainty Reduction Theory
3
The two most important components of theory are:
A)concepts and constructs
B)concepts and actions
C)actions and constructs
D)concepts and relationships
4
_____________ ground the theories that we read and use.
A)Grand theories
B)Narrow theories
C)Epistemologies
D)Paradigms
5
When individuals ask questions pertaining to the nature of reality, they are interested in:
A)ontology
B)epistemology
C)axiology
D)phonology
6
Theorists who ask questions of value are interested in:
A)ontology
B)epistemology
C)axiology
D)phonology
7
Theories about theory are called:
A)paradigms
B)narrow theories
C)metatheories
D)middle theories
8
Looking at the family as a set of interdependent members is taking a ___________ approach to communication.
A)covering law
B)rules
C)systems
D)phenomenological
9
A property of systems thinking which posits that multiple levels exist is called:
A)hierarchy
B)subsystem
C)suprasystem
D)nutrisystem
10
If a group can achieve its goals through many routes, it has achieved:
A)homeostasis
B)equifinality
C)morphogenesis
D)parsimony







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