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Rex likes Karl because he thinks Karl is fun, smart, and energetic. When someone points out that Karl is a cheapskate, Rex refuses to believe it. Perhaps Rex’s perception is clouded by the __________ effect.

According to linguist Deborah Tannen, gender plays a significant role in how we interpret verbal messages. For example, women tend to interpret a message based on __________.

Shannon told her friend, “I am sorry that you lost the tennis match.” What approach did Shannon use to comfort her friend?

Kellyn realizes that when she communicates with Ji, an international student from South Korea, she may need to be sure that that her messages are more explicit, but they should not be condescending. Kellyn should use __________ to accomplish this goal.

What idea suggests that language shapes our thoughts and culture, and our culture and thoughts affect the language we use to describe the world?

When we stereotype others, we do so to fulfill our needs for power, authority, and __________.

Cherise and her neighbors wear designer clothing, drive luxury vehicles, and send their children to private schools. These visible symbols are used to communicate the groups’ __________.

Reece watches a news report about a young man arrested for stealing bread and peanut butter from a local grocery store. Reece assumes that the young man had no other choice but to steal the food for survival. Using causal attribution theory, which cause does Reece attribute the man’s behavior to?

While Danilo argues with his girlfriend, Katie, he uses profane language and raises his voice. This causes Katie’s blood pressure to increase and inhibits her ability to accurately interpret Danilo’s messages. Which form of communication interference is Katie experiencing?

Which term describes the process of making sense out of the world and sharing that sense with others by creating meaning through the use of verbal and nonverbal messages?