Define culture. Next, reflect on how cultural influences shape your behavior. Provide two specific examples from your personal experiences, such as in communication, decision-making, or social interactions. 

A survey was conducted that asked TC students in a class how many siblings they have.  Please provide the relative frequency of each count of siblings: # of Siblings Count of Students with # of Siblings Relative Frequency 0 10 1 15 2 12 3 7 4+ 4  

First, define image management. Next, consider someone who is preparing to interview for a new job. Give two examples of good image management, and two examples of poor image management that someone might demonstrate during the interview.

Emotional reappraisal involves changing the way you think about the situation that gave rise to the negative emotion so that the effect of the emotion is reduced. In simpler terms, emotional reappraisal means changing how you look at a situation that made you feel bad, so that the negative feelings aren’t as strong. 

The benefits of self-disclosure include (select all that apply):

The ability to think and feel as others do is called:

A speaker’s willingness to take responsibility for his or her thoughts or feelings can be indicated by the use of:

The term “self-concept” refers to the:

Emotions composed of combinations of primary emotions are referred to as:

In general, researchers believe that women are socialized to practice expressive talk, which means they are taught to view communication as the primary way to establish closeness and intimacy in relationships. In contrast, men are taught to practice instrumental talk, or to see communication as a means to solve problems and accomplish tasks.