Which culture type relies heavily on nonverbal information to enhance message meanings not explicitly communicated through language?

Our tendency to put ourselves in situations that reinforce our attitudes, beliefs, values, or behaviors is known as __________.

According to linguist Deborah Tannen, gender plays a significant role in how we interpret verbal messages. For example, women tend to interpret a message based on __________.

Joe tells his wife, Serafina, that he thinks they should “redo” their bathroom as their next home improvement project. Serafina reacts strongly to this suggestion, complaining that, “We don’t have enough money to do that!” Serafina thought “redo” the bathroom meant to replace the shower, toilet, and sink and to re-tile the floors and paint the walls. She was relieved when Joe explained that what he meant by “redo” the bathroom was just to paint the walls and have the floors refinished. The language barrier Joe and Serafina experienced is called __________.

What idea suggests that language shapes our thoughts and culture, and our culture and thoughts affect the language we use to describe the world?

What stage of the listening process is involved when you focus on one sound from the many that compete for your attention?

What is generally true about speech rate versus thought rate?

When we stereotype others, we do so to fulfill our needs for power, authority, and __________.

When we behave in ways that benefit others, it makes us feel better and is called being __________.

Reece watches a news report about a young man arrested for stealing bread and peanut butter from a local grocery store. Reece assumes that the young man had no other choice but to steal the food for survival. Using causal attribution theory, which cause does Reece attribute the man’s behavior to?