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Understanding Verbal Messages
True/False Questions
1 .
Words are symbols with meanings.
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2 .
Words are culture-bound and context-bound.
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3 .
Words reflect concrete meanings only.
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Words have denotative and connotative meanings.
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A word is abstract if we can experience it with one of our senses.
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Our use of language is mostly involuntary.
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7 .
Bypassing occurs when the speaker's and receiver's meanings do not correspond.
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8 .
Connotative meaning is like dictionary meaning.
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9 .
E-mail etiquette refers mainly to the rules of polite online conversation.
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10 .
An effective way to avoid gender bias in language is to avoid using masculine "generic" pronouns.
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11 .
Pointing out a person's physical, mental, or learning ability in verbal conversation helps you establish quick report with that person.
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12 .
Most people appreciate being told how to solve their problems.
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Empathy refers to an ability to approximate the feelings of another person.
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Using language that is too simplistic can create defensiveness.
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15 .
Co-cultures are culture groups within a larger culture.
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