RESER103 Chapter Four and Five

We believe that we should never make a mistake. Perfection is possible.

Fact-opinion confusion occurs whenfacts are presented as opinions.

Facilitative emotions are combined with intensity and duration to create debilitative emotions.

Since Ed was mean in elementary school, I assumed he's still the same way twenty years later.

Which of the following is not something you should do when managing your difficult emotions?

I was confused when told to have a better attitude because I thought my attitude was just fine.

Euphemisms are terms that are substituted for more direct terms to make the impact harsher

Iwas confused because I thought a buck was about money and not a male deer.

Our name can shape the way others think about us and influence the way we think about ourself

Which does NOT reflect a Low-Context Culture?

Individuals are more attracted to others that speak similarly to themselves

"It" statements often reduce the speaker's acceptance of responsibility for statements.

We believe if something can go wrong, it will, and whatever does go wrong will be monumental.

We believe that our emotional state has been caused by another person. You make me feel angry.

We believe All or Nothing. I never get it right. You never listen to me. I'm always the bad guy

We believe happiness in life is based on forces beyond our control.

Deferential language includes using hesitations and making statements into questions

Which does NOT reflect a High-Context Culture.

Which of the following is the denotative meaning of dog?

Which emotions prevent a person from funtioning effectively?

We think I should be a better communicator, smarter, further ahead, work harder, better

I felt dumb in chemistry class, but I felt smart in business class.

There is a trend towards using less sensitive, more group focused language.

"You" language can imply judgement of the other person

We believe that everyone must like and approve of everything we do and who we are