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You see your friend Hernando sitting quietly, leaning forward with his head in his hands. Wondering what is wrong, you continue to observe him from a distance. After seeing him yawn and rub his eyes, you determine that Hernando must be tired. Through which process of perception checking did you reach this conclusion?

The technique of having a trained person listen as you verbalize your fears, hopes, and concerns is called __________.

Jonathan has just been fired from his job and turns to you to talk about it. According to communication researchers, what would be an inappropriate response to show social support?

A person’s name generally has no logical connection with the actual person, just as the word “cow” does not look like a cow or sound like a cow. According to American linguist Charles Hockett, these examples illustrate how the connection between a word and what it represents is __________.

What is a general characteristic of our Facebook posts, according to research?

The culture of which country values an equal, or decentralized, distribution of power?

When someone uses the word dog and you understand the word to mean “a mangy, dirty, and disgusting animal, like the one that bit me when I was five years old,” which level of meaning are you likely applying?

Which idea suggests that the more contact you have with someone who is different from you, the more positive regard you will have for that person?

What is the most effective way to sustain a conversation?

Rebecca is nervous and fidgets during her job interview with Calder. She is hired anyway, but Calder is surprised when he sees her at work on her first day and she is calm and collected. Calder may be guilty of the perceptual mistake of __________.