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Sarah has been a faithful member of your study group all semester. But tonight, she not only didn’t show up, but she couldn’t be reached on her cell phone. You remembered that her father has been seriously ill and inferred that Sarah probably had to rush home to tend to him. Which process of perceptual organization and interpretation did you use in arriving at this conclusion?

Each individual has a dominant communication social style, based on analysis of which two dimensions?

According to William James, which component of self is reflected through our interactions with others?

Which best describes the findings of Rodriguez and Wise in their study of college students’ use of deceptive text messages?

Dad says to Junior, “Hand me the screwdriver.” Junior responds with, “Which kind, a flat-head or Phillips?” Which language barrier is Junior trying to avoid?

Philosopher William James identified three components of the self: the material, the social, and the spiritual. The material self is based upon __________.

What is considered to be the most sophisticated and most realistic model of interpersonal communication?

The __________ level of meaning conveys the feelings and subjective associations a person has for a symbol.

Essa is an Australian exchange student who has just completed his first week of studies in Thailand. Essa attributes his smooth experience to the help of a native classmate, Thanh, who spent time after each class explaining local customs and etiquette to Essa. Which process does this demonstrate?

According to politeness theory, which statement would be least face-threatening to a coworker who violates the dress code?