Question 1

Which of the following statements best illustrates a fact?

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A)  "It's clear you shouldn't have said that."
B)  "Fact number one: you said a dumb thing."
C)  "It's a fact that playing mind games always backfires."
D)  "I heard you tell Tim you weren't interested."
E)  "You should have thought about the result of saying you weren't interested before you opened your mouth."F) A) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 2

A formal language culture will have different vocabularies for different sexes, levels of social status, different types of occasions, or degrees of intimacy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The chapter reading titled "Finding the Words to Talk About Disability" noted that

Accepted Answer

A)  parents of children with disabilities are better equipped to talk to their children about disabilities.
B)  words used to describe disabilities matter.Words become reality.
C)  the words we use to discuss disabilities can enable us to see beyond the disability.
D)  both b and c above.
E)  all of the above are true.F) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

Question 4

Relative words gain their meaning from comparison.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Your text confirms the stereotype that women are more likely to talk about feelings and relationships than men are.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Saying "You're a fantastic person" rather than "You spent your whole weekend helping me move" is an example of

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A)  emotive language.
B)  static evaluation.
C)  higher-level abstraction.
D)  relative language.
E)  pragmatism.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 7

In the "Looking at Diversity" reading in Chapter 5, Pilar Bernal de Pheils encourages health care workers to "speak the patient's language." What she means by this is that

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A)  speaking the same language as the patient will ensure no misunderstandings occur.
B)  thinking we understand the patient can be just as dangerous as not understanding.
C)  as long as health care providers think they understand, there is no need to ask further questions.
D)  if we understand a few basic phrases in the patient's language, we can get by pretty well.
E)  patients will feel more comfortable when providers seem overconfident.F) C) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 8

A culture is unavoidably shaped and reflected by the language its members speak.This concept is

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A)  high-context culture.
B)  low-context culture.
C)  cultural anthropology.
D)  cognitive determinism.
E)  linguistic relativism.F) B) and D)
G) A) and D)

Question 9

To avoid fact-inference confusion, the authors advise you to use the skill of

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A)  "I" messages.
B)  empathy.
C)  rational emotive therapy.
D)  linguistic relativity.
E)  perception checking.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 10

If you take an "easy" class your friend recommended and find it "hard," you have had semantic problems due to

Accepted Answer

A)  euphemistic language.
B)  relative words.
C)  equivocal words.
D)  fiction terms.
E)  semantic distracters.F) C) and D)
G) B) and D)

Question 11

Which of the following statements is most concrete and measureable?

Accepted Answer

A)  "It hurts a lot."
B)  "I'm pretty sore."
C)  "It's very painful."
D)  "It hurts right here the most."
E)  "It's a 9 on a scale of 1-10."F) None of the above
G) B) and C)

Question 12

Studies show that people tend to negatively judge other people who have unusual names or unusual spellings of common names.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

"People from the East Coast are rude." Which of the following abstraction problems is illustrated by this statement?

Accepted Answer

A)  stereotyping
B)  confusing others
C)  confusing yourself
D)  being too frank
E)  bicoastalismF) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 14

Using a similar language style while instant messaging increases the chances of a couple's relationship continuing by 50%.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

INSTRUCTIONS for questions 91-99: Identify each of the following statements as fact or inference.
-You told Jimmy that I didn't want to go out with him.

Accepted Answer

A)  inference
B)  factC) A) and B)
D) undefined

Question 16

There are some occasions when less powerful forms of speech can enhance a speaker's effectiveness.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

When a speaker uses powerful speech pattern he/she

Accepted Answer

A)  tends to be received more positively in culture like Mexico.
B)  stresses relational goals over content goals.
C)  may undermine relational goals to accomplish short term goals.
D)  will use very polite phrases and intensifiers.
E)  will be successful in all communication encounters.F) A) and B)
G) B) and D)

Question 18

The Star Wars character, Yoda, is following a different set of __________ rules when he says things like "the dark side are they."

Accepted Answer

A)  pragmatic
B)  semantic
C)  syntactic
D)  all of the above
E)  none of the aboveF) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 19

"We" language

Accepted Answer

A)  may accomplish the goals of "I" language and sound less egotistical.
B)  should be avoided when expressing personal feelings and thoughts.
C)  can signal closeness and cohesiveness with others.
D)  can offend another person in some circumstances.
E)  All of these choices are correct.F) C) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 20

INSTRUCTIONS for questions 91-99: Identify each of the following statements as fact or inference.
-Why are you mad at me?

Accepted Answer

A)  inference
B)  factC) A) and B)
D) undefined

Exam 5: Language

The Star Wars character, Yoda, is following a different set of __________ rules when he says things like "the dark side are they."

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When a speaker uses powerful speech pattern he/she

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Studies show that people tend to negatively judge other people who have unusual names or unusual spellings of common names.

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INSTRUCTIONS for questions 91-99: Identify each of the following statements as fact or inference. -You told Jimmy that I didn't want to go out with him.

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Which of the following statements is most concrete and measureable?

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Relative words gain their meaning from comparison.

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"We" language

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The chapter reading titled "Finding the Words to Talk About Disability" noted that

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There are some occasions when less powerful forms of speech can enhance a speaker's effectiveness.

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If you take an "easy" class your friend recommended and find it "hard," you have had semantic problems due to

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"People from the East Coast are rude." Which of the following abstraction problems is illustrated by this statement?

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Which of the following statements best illustrates a fact?

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A formal language culture will have different vocabularies for different sexes, levels of social status, different types of occasions, or degrees of intimacy.

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In the "Looking at Diversity" reading in Chapter 5, Pilar Bernal de Pheils encourages health care workers to "speak the patient's language." What she means by this is that

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INSTRUCTIONS for questions 91-99: Identify each of the following statements as fact or inference. -Why are you mad at me?

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Saying "You're a fantastic person" rather than "You spent your whole weekend helping me move" is an example of

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Your text confirms the stereotype that women are more likely to talk about feelings and relationships than men are.

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Using a similar language style while instant messaging increases the chances of a couple's relationship continuing by 50%.

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To avoid fact-inference confusion, the authors advise you to use the skill of

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A culture is unavoidably shaped and reflected by the language its members speak.This concept is

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