Interpersonal Communication- A Mindful Approach to Relationships, 2020a

1. What are some ways to help Kory?
2. What should Kory do?
3. How should he respond?
End of Chapter Quiz
1. The fact that the words “Come
Here!” can have different interpretations
based on the source of the message is related
to:
a. semantic
b. verbal
c. syntactic
d. pragmatic
e. discourse
2. According to the abstraction ladder,
which of the following statements is the most
abstract?
a. You are lazy!
b. You need to tell me what I need to do
to lose five pounds this month.
c. You should workout.
d. You need to eat healthier.
e. That dress is too small on you and
does not fit.
4. Saying “I love you” every time you see
your grandmother is a _____ function.
a. regulatory
b. imaginative
c. interactional
d. personal
e. ritual
5. In this chapter, you learned all of the
following except:
a. how naming affects perceptions
b. language can impact affiliations
c. there are three different rules to
understanding language
d. language can be sexist or racist
e. language can influence perceptions of
credibility
3. Larry is madly in love with Sarah.
You can tell this when he tells he brings her
flowers or writes new songs to sing to her.
Larry is using ____ to convey his feelings.
a. abstraction
b. connotation
c. denotation
d. discourse
e. metamessages
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