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Interpersonal communication is governed by both explicit and implicit rules. First, define each of these terms and point out how they are similar and how they are different. Next, identify two distinct examples of explicit communication rules that were enforced in your household while growing up. Indicate what each rule was, how it was conveyed/reinforced in your home, and what happened (or would have happened) when it was violated. Finally, identify one example of an implicit communication rule that was enforced in your home. Indicate what the rule was and how you came to be aware of it (given that it was implicit).

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The ability to take another person's perspective, and to think and feel as that person does, is called what?

A) ethics
B) sympathy
C) empathy
D) self-awareness

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Context and feedback are aspects of the action model of communication.

Most people in the United States believe they are above-average communicators.

Instrumental needs are the least important needs served by communication.

Using concrete examples, explain how two of the following needs are served by communication: physical, relational, identity, spiritual, instrumental.

According to the text, which of the following is NOT a necessary characteristic of interpersonal communication?

Different cultures have different standards that define competent communication. This cultural variation speaks to which element of communication competence?

Research shows that biology plays almost no role in how we communicate.

Which of the following is an example of a channel-rich communication context?

What term is used to describe anything that interferes with the accurate decoding of a message?

A sense of morality and the judgment of right and wrong are known as

According to the text, which of the following characteristics is not typically associated with some type of social stigma?

Communication scholars have developed three different models that can be used to analyze interactions: the action, interaction, and transaction models. What elements do these models have in common? How are they different? Even though the transaction model is the most complete and widely used, consider situations in which it might be useful to analyze an interaction using either the action or interaction model; identify two different examples and justify your choices.

In channel-rich contexts, such as face-to-face conversations, people utilize several channels simultaneously to convey meaning. Identify any four different channels that might be at work in a face-to-face interaction. Discuss how those channels might be used together to create a message. How might they contradict one another? Finally, of the channels you have identified, pick one that you would identify as the most important in face-to-face interactions. Why did you pick that one? Use examples to illustrate why that channel is particularly important.

Studies involving communication between infants and caregivers have reliably demonstrated which of the following?

Having empathy means feeling sorry for someone else.

Which of the following would be considered an instrumental need that can be met through communication?

Which aspect of communication relates to how well a message meets its goals?

Using specific examples, explain the idea that "meanings are in people."