The Communication Age: Connecting and Engaging
Second Edition
Answers to In-Text Questions
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False
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Selection, organization, interpretation
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Selective perception is filtering what is seen and heard to make it suit one’s own needs, biases, or expectations.
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schemas
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social
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Interpersonal constructs are bipolar dimensions of judgment used to size up other people. For example, introverted versus extroverted is an interpersonal construct. Numerous, abstract, organized interpersonal constructs make a person cognitively complex.
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standpoint
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Self-image refers to a mental picture of one’s self, and includes a description of roles and traits. Self-esteem goes beyond descriptions to evaluations of one’s worth.
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Symbolic interactionism
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True