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1
In Pearce's Hierarchical Model understanding that the relationship is important because it shows
A)the rules used during a routine act of communication.
B)how persons in conversation might interpret a speech act.
C)how people alleviate the tension between stories told and stories lived.
D)none of the above
2
Based on CMM, which of the following statements is true?
A)Reality is something that we discover, not something we create.
B)People shape their world and are also shaped by it through conversation.
C)The content of what is said is more important than the way it is said.
D)Certainty can be found even in a pluralistic world.
3
Asking yourself the question, "if I win this argument, what type of person will I become," is an example of which maxim of CMM?
A)The actions of persons-in-conversation are reflexively reproduced as the interaction continues.
B)The experience of persons-in-conversation is the primary social process of human life.
C)The way people communicate is often more important than the content of what they say.
D)All of the above.
4
The co-constructed actions that we perform with others are called?
A)reality
B)stories told
C)stories lived
D)truth
5
The narratives that we use to make sense of our lives are called?
A)reality
B)stories told
C)stories lived
D)truth
6
A communication routine that has boundaries and rules
A)refers to the relationship.
B)refers to the influence of the self.
C)shares a deterministic relationship with culture.
D)is called an episode.
7
According to CMM, which of the following is true?
A)People can decide to coordinate their behavior without sharing a common interpretation of an event.
B)Culture influences the way we interpret information and is therefore something that we need to look to in order to understand another person.
C)Coordination has a higher value than coherence in CMM.
D)All of the above.
8
There is a tension between stories lived and stories told because
A)stories lived are always inaccurate.
B)stories told are never accurate.
C)stories lived are performed in concert with other people.
D)none of the above
9
CMM theorist Barnett Pearce has recently replaced the term _______________ with philosopher Martin Buber's term "dialogic communication".
A)stories lived
B)episode
C)cosmopolitan communicator
D)fidelity
10
CMM researchers view truth
A)as impossible to achieve.
B)as pluralistic, meaning that there are many truths that people create.
C)as having little impact on culture.
D)in a singular way that suggest universal truths exist.
11
A central problem with CMM is
A)The scope of the theory is so broad that it's difficult to pin down.
B)the terms they use to describe the theory are inconsistent, making comprehension difficult.
C)all of the above
D)none of the above
12
________________ are the creators of CMM.
A)Shannon and Weaver
B)Buller and Burgoon
C)Pearce and Cronen
D)Burke and Barthes
13
Which of the following statements about CMM are true?
A)Conversations among people are the stuff that creates the social universe.
B)CMM is not concerned with creating universal truths about communication.
C)CMM can be helpful for people to better their communication in a variety of different settings.
D)All of the above.





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