Exam 2: Perspectives on Human Communication

Methods describe the specific ways in which scholars collect and analyze data, the results of which they use to test theories.

Examining the behaviors of buyers at a swap meet in order to determine how they interact with sellers, in a natural environment, would involve the _____ approach.

A _____ scholar always explores communication in larger societal contexts.

Conversation analysis is a quantitative method that examines naturally occurring conversations to understand better the sequences and functions of everyday talk.

A person's worldview or _____ characterizes the assumptions one makes about knowledge and the nature of reality.

Interpretive studies have found that defensive communication can lead to unproductive cycles of conflict.

Critical scholarship generates generalizable conclusions.

One of the earliest influences on the field of communication was

The _____ approach views reality as subjective and material.

A critical scholar might explain female-demand and male-withdrawal patterns as a result of male _____ in society and marriage.

A communication researcher who is examining the flirtation behaviors used by couples interacting with one another by converting data to numeric indicators is using _____ methods.

Compare and contrast the social scientific and interpretive approach by describing the strengths and limitations of each approach.

Explain demand-withdrawal conflict patterns from the interpretive approach and the critical approach.

The _____ approach generally endorses the idea that reality is external to individuals.

_____ researchers support the idea that reality is constructed by individuals and cultures.

Social scientists consider communication to be predictable.

_____ is the renaissance idea that celebrates human nature and its potential.