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Understanding Verbal Messages
True/False Questions

1 .       Words are symbols with meanings. [Hint]

 
 


2 .       Words are culture-bound and context-bound. [Hint]

 
 


3 .       Words reflect concrete meanings only. [Hint]

 
 


4 .       Words have denotative and connotative meanings. [Hint]

 
 


5 .       A word is abstract if we can experience it with one of our senses. [Hint]

 
 


6 .       Our use of language is mostly involuntary. [Hint]

 
 


7 .       Bypassing occurs when the speaker's and receiver's meanings do not correspond. [Hint]

 
 


8 .       Connotative meaning is like dictionary meaning. [Hint]

 
 


9 .       E-mail etiquette refers mainly to the rules of polite online conversation. [Hint]

 
 


10 .       An effective way to avoid gender bias in language is to avoid using masculine "generic" pronouns. [Hint]

 
 


11 .       Pointing out a person's physical, mental, or learning ability in verbal conversation helps you establish quick report with that person. [Hint]

 
 


12 .       Most people appreciate being told how to solve their problems. [Hint]

 
 


13 .       Empathy refers to an ability to approximate the feelings of another person. [Hint]

 
 


14 .       Using language that is too simplistic can create defensiveness. [Hint]

 
 


15 .       Co-cultures are culture groups within a larger culture. [Hint]

 
 






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