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1

A kaleidoscope session is
A)a public forum where representatives from two sides of an issue present their perspectives on conflict.
B)where attorneys have a closed door meeting with a judge.
C)a public forum where everyone in attendance who wishes to speak about an issue can do so.
D)none of the above
2

Based on CMM, which of the following statements is true?
A)Reality is something that we discover, not something we create.
B)People shape their world and are also shaped by it through conversation.
C)The content of what is said is more important than the way it is said.
D)Certainty can be found even in a pluralistic world.
3

If you are having a disagreement with your spouse, angrily calling his/her behavior crazy and ridiculous brings up which characteristic of CMM?
A)The actions of persons-in-conversation are reflexively reproduced as the interaction continues.
B)The experience of persons-in-conversation is the primary social process of human life.
C)The way people communicate is often more important than the content of what they say.
D)All of the above.
4

Asking yourself the question "If I win this argument, what type of person will I become?" is an example of which characteristic of CMM?
A)The actions of persons-in-conversation are reflexively reproduced as the interaction continues.
B)The experience of persons-in-conversation is the primary social process of human life.
C)The way people communicate is often more important than the content of what they say.
D)All of the above.
5

Believing that no one can really be certain about why people do what they do in an ever changing world highlights which characteristic of CMM?
A)The actions of persons-in-conversation are reflexively reproduced as the interaction continues.
B)Research guided by CMM must assume that people are curious participants in a pluralistic world.
C)The way people communicate is often more important than the content of what they say.
D)All of the above.
6

The co-constructed actions that we perform with others are called
A)reality.
B)stories told.
C)stories lived.
D)truth.
7

The narratives that we use to make sense of our lives are called
A)reality.
B)stories told.
C)stories lived.
D)truth.
8

A communication routine that has boundaries and rules
A)refers to the relationship.
B)refers to the influence of the self.
C)shares a deterministic relationship with culture.
D)is called an episode.
9

According to CMM which of the following is true?
A)People can decide to coordinate their behavior without sharing a common interpretation of an event.
B)Culture influences the way we interpret information and is therefore something that we need to look to in order to understand another person.
C)Coordination has a higher value than coherence in CMM.
D)All of the above.
10

There is a tension between stories lived and stories told because
A)stories lived are always inaccurate.
B)stories told are never accurate.
C)stories lived are performed in concert with other people.
D)none of the above
11

Which type of stories are those that have been told but some people have not understood them?
A)stories lived
B)stories untold
C)stories unknown
D)stories unheard
12

Stories that participants choose not to share are called
A)stories unknown.
B)stories unheard.
C)stories untold.
D)stories lived.
13

A central problem with CMM is
A)it is too broad to be consistently useful.
B)the terms are consistently too complicated.
C)all of the above
D)none of the above
14

________________ are the creators of CMM.
A)Shannon and Weaver
B)Buller and Burgoon
C)Pearce and Cronen
D)Burke and Barthes
15

Which of the following statements about CMM are true?
A)Conversations among people are the stuff that creates the social universe.
B)CMM is not concerned with creating universal truths about communication.
C)CMM can be helpful for people to better their communication in a variety of different settings.
D)All of the above.
16

George Mead is the research behind the principles of the coordinated management of meaning theory.
A)True
B)False
17

CMM suggests that we co-construct our own identity and the identity of the other person we are talking with during conversation.
A)True
B)False
18

A basic assumption of CMM is identity and reality are socially constructed.
A)True
B)False
19

The content of a conversation is always more important than the way in which people interact.
A)True
B)False
20

A communication routine that has rules is called an episode.
A)True
B)False





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