Chapter 6 Practice quiz

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. Language is NOT ________.

symbolic correct incorrect

governed by rules correct incorrect

subjective correct incorrect

objective correct incorrect

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. Language does NOT influence ________.

naming and identity correct incorrect

hunger correct incorrect

credibility and status correct incorrect

sexism, sexual prejudice, and racism correct incorrect

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. ________ would NOT normally lead to vagueness.

Ambiguous language correct incorrect

Abstraction correct incorrect

Specificity correct incorrect

Euphemism correct incorrect

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. Conversational narcissists are most likely to overuse ___________.

We-language correct incorrect

I-language correct incorrect

You-language correct incorrect

but-statements correct incorrect

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. ________ often backfire because they lead listeners to listen for the qualities the speaker is trying to disavow.

Powerful language correct incorrect

Powerless language correct incorrect

Disclaimers correct incorrect

Hesitations correct incorrect

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. The impact of a broken promise is less potent among members of __________.

high-context cultures correct incorrect

low-context cultures correct incorrect

Western cultures correct incorrect

direct cultures correct incorrect

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. The following statement regarding gender and language is NOT true: ________.

Men are more likely to use more directive language correct incorrect

Women's sentences are typically shorter than men's correct incorrect

Men are more likely that women to speak in sentence fragments correct incorrect

Women are more likely to use intensive adverbs correct incorrect

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. Language is always useful and never troublesome.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. Precision and vagueness of language both serve useful purposes.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. Language does NOT reflect the speaker's willingness to take responsibility for her or his beliefs.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. A low-context culture uses language primarily to express thoughts, feelings, and ideas as directly and logically as possible.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. A high-context culture relies heavily on subtle, often non-verbal cues to maintain social harmony.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. Online language differences between genders are more pronounced among adults.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect