Your spouse has been rather sad lately. You say, “You haven’t laughed much in the last couple of days. It makes me wonder whether something’s bothering you or whether you’re just feeling quiet. What’s up?” You are:

Journaling (keeping a private journal in which you write down your feelings and thoughts for only you to read) is an example of:

Meanings rest in people, not words.

Perception checks include all except:

Based on the Communication Model discussed during the Chapter 1 lecture, the sender must decide the method (signals, signs, and symbols) of communication, which is the third item on the model labeled as _____________________________.

When a person’s car is stolen after being left unlocked in front of his home, a neighbor is heard to say, “He should have known better. He should lock his car.” When the neighbor’s car was subsequently stolen, she commented, “The police aren’t doing their job protecting us. We should be safe in our own neighborhoods. They need to be tougher on crime.” The woman’s attitude toward the first theft indicates which perceptual error?

Which of these is dyadic communication?

In many Asian cultures, being very talkative, speaking directly even when you disagree with a person, and not allowing much silence in a conversation would likely be regarded as:

Based on the Communication Model discussed during the Chapter 1 lecture, the setting, context, and culture can all affect what is referred to as the communication _____________________________.

The chief value of empathy is that practicing empathy seems: