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Understanding that the relationship component of the Coordinated Management of Meaning theory is important because it suggests |
| | 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 is correct. |
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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 social world and also are 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. |
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If a spouse, during a dispute, yells at his or her partner, he or she is demonstrating the characteristic of CMM that states |
| | A) | the actions of persons-in-conversation are reflexively reproduced as 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 the above are correct. |
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If a person asks the question, "if I win this argument, what type of person will I become," it is an example of the CMM characteristic that states |
| | 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 the above are correct. |
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CMM researchers see themselves as |
| | A) | able to predict which actions of persons-in-conversation will be reflexively reproduced. |
| | B) | curious participants in a pluralistic world. |
| | C) | valuing the content of what persons-in-conversation say over the way they say it. |
| | D) | All the above are correct. |
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The co-constructed actions that we perform with others are called |
| | A) | reality. |
| | B) | stories told. |
| | C) | stories lived. |
| | D) | truth. |
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The narratives that we use to make sense of our lives are called |
| | A) | reality. |
| | B) | stories told. |
| | C) | stories lived. |
| | D) | truth. |
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A sequence of speech acts with a beginning and end that are held together by a story |
| | 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. |
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According to CMM, a speech act can be |
| | A) | a nonverbal message. |
| | B) | a threat. |
| | C) | a compliment. |
| | D) | All of the above are correct. |
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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 told are based on language, not action. |
| | D) | None of the above is correct. |
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CMM theorist Barnett Pearce has used the term _______________ as to refer to what philosopher Martin Buber's term "dialogic communication". |
| | A) | stories lived |
| | B) | episode |
| | C) | cosmopolitan communicator |
| | D) | fidelity |
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CMM theorists 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. |
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A central problem with CMM is |
| | A) | there is too much jargon. |
| | B) | it lacks clarity. |
| | C) | a and b |
| | D) | None of the above is correct. |
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________________ are the creators of CMM. |
| | A) | Shannon and Weaver |
| | B) | Buller and Burgoon |
| | C) | Pearce and Cronen |
| | D) | Burke and Barthes |
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CMM researchers believe |
| | A) | conversations among people create the social universe. |
| | B) | are 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 are correct. |
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