Exam 4: Verbal Messages

Messages or works that do not identify the author are categorized as_______ .

Disconfirmation is the same as disagreeing with someone.

When considering words for pets, the term Australian Red Border Collie would be ________on the ladder of abstraction.

When you retain an evaluation of a person, despite the inevitable changes in the person, you're engaging in __________evaluation.

The assumption that certain races are intellectually inferior to others is a clear example of______ racism.

Snarl and purr words are denotative in meaning.

Explain the difference between extensional orientation and intensional orientation. Give an example, and discuss how intensional orientation can be avoided.

______language includes derogatory terms used for lesbians and gay men.

An) _____message allows us to politely express a desire or preference, and allows others to maintain autonomy.

__________is the communication pattern in which you not only acknowledge the presence of the other person but also indicate your acceptance of this person, of this person's definition of self, and of your relationship as defined or viewed by this other person.

The degree to which a word is general or specific is its level of _____.

Define heterosexist language. What strategies can be used to avoid it?

"White," "Native American," and "Hispanic" are examples of ______.

You don't receive meaning from verbal and nonverbal message elements. Rather, you ______meaning.

Omar assumes his ancient history professor is pompous, as that is what he's always been told about professors. Omar is basing his opinion on_______ .

Alan's old friends from his childhood neighborhood still call him "Little Al" when they run into each other, even though he is now middle-aged and over six feet tall. When they ask if he still "gets into trouble," they are demonstrating ______.

A communication pattern in which you ignore a person's presence and his/her communication is known as___________ .

What is the difference between disconfirmation and confirmation?

"Policeman" and "fireman" are words that demonstrate_________ .

________language is language that denigrates an ethnic or racial group.