COMM 4135 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Nonverbal Communication, Grammatical Gender, Paralanguage
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Study guide for test 2 - comm 4135. There will be 30-40 multiple-choice questions in the test. These questions are designed to measure your understanding of each chapter: what functions do nonverbals serve in communication, nonverbal communication functions: a. i. Supplements verbal messages by repeating, contradicting, complementing, a. ii. a. iii. replacing or emphasizing the message. It established a relationship level of meaning: responsiveness, liking, power or control. Responsiveness: showing attentiveness to others and interest in what they say and do. Liking: behaviors to signal that we like or dislike another. Western society values agency more than communality (higher value on masculinity rather than femininity) c. ii. How do men and women use them differently: artifacts: personal objects that both express identity and influence how one sees themselves (clothing, belongings, accessories, etc. ); different cultures have differences in artifact meanings; advertisements play on cultural differences in meaning and some artifacts are used to challenge perceptions (men wearing heels or women in work boots) a. i.
