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COM312 GCU Test 1 Questions with complete solutions Destructive conflict - answerdamages the parties and their relationship Relationship goals - answerpertaining to the parties' influence on each other. Who gets to decide, how they treat one another, and other aspects of their communication Identity, or face-saving - answerneeds of people to present themselves positively in interactions and to be treated with approval and respect Prospective goals - answeridentified before interacting wit...

Third Variable Problem -must control other variables of study to identify causality to prevent other possible causal explanations - survey's do not do a very good job of allowing researchers to control other variables -BUT a "Partial Correlation" refers to a more sophisticated survey design (paired with statistical analysis) where researchers try to predict other possible variables -- identify what third variable could be causing the relationships and better understand if the third va...

Emotions modes of functioning, shaped by natural selection, that coordinate physiological, cognitive, motivational, behavioral, and subjective responses in patterns that increase the ability to meet the adaptive challenges of situations that have recurred over evolutionary time An emotion is both an experience that we feel and who we are at that moment in time (fits with relational and identity goals) facts feelings function as emotions affect your body, thinking, and behavior

Why Intercultural Through Film and Media?Human experience is now more visual and visualized than ever before from the satellite picture to medical images of the interior of the human body. The proliferation of visuality has made film and television entertainment the United States' second largest export after aerospace What Material Does Media Culture Provide When We Forge our Identity?1. Sense of self 2. Male or female 3. Class 4. Ethnicity and race 5. Nationality and sexuality Med...

Samplingsubset of individuals smaller version of larger target population target populationrefers to people you specifically want to study as a group participantspeople in your sample "human subjects" "N" = number of participants confederatespretends to be a participant instructed to do something usually for manipulation ex: sneezing

Problem defining PR -it is a broad field -many organizations are involved in PR and many activities are considered PR or part of the PR function -Evolved and an evolved and evolving field -Negative stereotypes exist and it is seen as a not highly ethical profession -Ambiguity outside and inside of the profession (lack of certainty) -Many people who use terms relating to PR have little understanding -Practitioners operate as advisors/counselors and as technicians Public Relations Defi...

Problem defining PR-it is a broad field -many organizations are involved in PR and many activities are considered PR or part of the PR function -Evolved and an evolved and evolving field -Negative stereotypes exist and it is seen as a not highly ethical profession -Ambiguity outside and inside of the profession (lack of certainty) -Many people who use terms relating to PR have little understanding -Practitioners operate as advisors/counselors and as technicians

COM312 GCU Exam Set Questions And Verified Correct Answers Destructive conflict - ANSWER : damages the parties and their relationship Relationship goals - ANSWER : pertaining to the parties' influence on each other. Who gets to decide, how they treat one another, and other aspects of their communication Identity, or face-saving - ANSWER : needs of people to present themselves positively in interactions and to be treated with approval and respect Prospective goals - ANSWER ...

HelenHelen of Troy - blamed for the Trojan War, wife of Menelaus; mentioned in the Illiad; defended by Gorgias HerodotusWrote "The Histories" - traveled the known world, wrote on politics and culture HeraclitusWrote "Fragments", ascending/descending = the same, simultaneous contradictions; truth cannot be grasped; philosopher of "becoming" ("we are and we are not"); "You cannot step into the same river twice" "All entities move, nothing remains still...you cannot step twic...

Conflictan expressed struggle between at least two interdependent parties who perceive incompatible goals, scarce resources, and interference from others in achieving their goals Expressed strugglecommunication is central to conflict Interdependencea person who is not dependent on another Incompatible goalsgoals have different levels; conflict arises when wants/goals are different Scarce resourcesassure the other that the resources aren't scarce Interferencewhen someone or something ge...