Lee and Jordan are co-workers who joke around at work. Lee has invited Jordan for dinner with
Lee's family at their home. Jordan says something funny,
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observing the reaction of everyone in Lee's family in order to determine what kind of humor is
acceptable in Lee's home.
Which of the 4 primary challenges to communication does Jordan's behaviors address?
✔✔Effective communication requires significant intellectual and psychological resources
Peyton works part time at a local software company and attends classes full time at a university.
In order to stay connected, Peyton communicates with colleagues, classmates, family, and friends
using multiple social media websites, email and texts every day. Peyton often feels overwhelmed
by the volume of communication she encounters.
Which of the 4 primary challenges to communication does this scenario demonstrate? ✔✔We
over-rely on digitally mediated communication
Juanita is an instructor for a communications class at a state university. At the beginning of the
first class, she goes over her expectations and explains that she expects everyone to be on time and
participate and that part of their final grade is based on participation. She notices a look of concern
on a couple of students' faces, and she wonders if they just don't like the idea of being on time,
participating, or something else. The two students, who have come from a school environment that
never encouraged in-class participation and are worried that their grades will suffer due to their
shyness.
Which of the 4 primary challenges to communication does this scenario demonstrate?
✔✔Intercultural understanding can be difficult
Blake, who has just graduated from college, is looking for a job. Blake emails the same cover letter
and résumé to about 20 different companies but does not receive any replies. Blake concludes that
this is because those companies do not recognize good talent.
Which concept below explains Blake's conclusion? ✔✔Self-serving bias [Show Less]