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The theorist associated with genderlects is |
| | A) | Julia Wood. |
| | B) | Stella Ting-Toomey. |
| | C) | Deborah Tannen. |
| | D) | Leslie Baxter. |
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Tannen argues that her theory of genderlects is based on the idea that |
| | A) | women are a marginalized group in society. |
| | B) | men devalue women's speech. |
| | C) | male and female conversation is best understood as cross-cultural communication. |
| | D) | none of the above |
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According to Tannen, the overall basis for women's communication is to |
| | A) | build relationships. |
| | B) | achieve status. |
| | C) | create understanding. |
| | D) | correct power imbalances. |
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According to Tannen, the basis for male communication overall is to |
| | A) | build relationships. |
| | B) | achieve status. |
| | C) | create understanding. |
| | D) | correct power imbalances. |
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Which of the following is accurate about men and women's speaking? |
| | A) | Men speak more in private conversations than women. |
| | B) | Women speak more in private conversations than men. |
| | C) | Women speak more in public settings than men. |
| | D) | all of the above |
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What does Tannen state are the differences between men and women in terms of telling a story? |
| | A) | Women tell more stories than men. |
| | B) | Women try to achieve status by telling stories. |
| | C) | Men are the heroes of their stories. |
| | D) | none of the above |
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According to Tannen, how do men and women differ in terms of listening? |
| | A) | Men use more nonverbal indicators (e.g., yeah, uh-huh) than women during conversation. |
| | B) | Women interrupt in conversation to show support. |
| | C) | Men listen as a means of building support with other men. |
| | D) | none of the above |
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One problem that men have when listening to women is |
| | A) | they listen to problem solve. |
| | B) | they interpret nonverbal feedback like "uh-huh" as a sign that women agree with what is being said. |
| | C) | they regard women's interruptions in conversations as attempts to gain power. |
| | D) | all of the above |
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Tannen argues that men and women differ in terms of asking questions. Which of the following statements are consistent with her findings? |
| | A) | Men don't ask questions because it eats away at their sense of self-sufficiency and status. |
| | B) | Women don't ask questions because it eats away at their sense of self-sufficiency and status. |
| | C) | When men state their opinions they are usually tagged with a question at the end. |
| | D) | None of the above |
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Based on Tannen's ideas, how do men and women handle conflict differently? |
| | A) | Women usually initiate male-female conflict. |
| | B) | Men avoid initiating conflict because it threatens their ability to connect with others. |
| | C) | Men do not like to be told what to do, which is a source of conflict. |
| | D) | None of the above |
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In order to bridge the gap between male and female communication problems, Tannen's best advice is to |
| | A) | teach men to speak in a feminine voice. |
| | B) | teach women to be more assertive. |
| | C) | help each sex understand each other's communication style and the motives behind them. |
| | D) | all of the above |
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Tannen suggests that a good way to open up a more functional dialogue is to stop using the phrase |
| | A) | "the biggest problem with you is…" |
| | B) | "you just don't understand" |
| | C) | "I wish we could…" |
| | D) | "we need to talk" |
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To measure whether or not her research is valid, Tannen uses |
| | A) | surveys and statistical analyses. |
| | B) | the aha standard. |
| | C) | the media. |
| | D) | none of the above |
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Tannen's aha standard refers to |
| | A) | those times when you get the other person to recognize when he or she is wrong. |
| | B) | the phrases used by men that lead up to a conflict. |
| | C) | the goal of ethnography. |
| | D) | when something people have thought intuitively is made explicit based on her definition. |
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The only way that Tannen's theory can be widely proven true |
| | A) | is for people to try out her advice. |
| | B) | is to cite selective data that supports her claims. |
| | C) | a and b |
| | D) | none of the above |
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Tannen argues that one of the best ways to understand male and female communication is to think of it as communication between two different cultures. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Tannen explains that the main reason that women communicate is to build relationships. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Tannen believes that men talk more in private conversations than women. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Although men and women both tell stories, women's stories differ in that they are the hero of the story most of the time. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Tannen's research suggests that men do not like to ask questions because it eats away at their sense of self-sufficiency. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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