Question 1

According to Schank (1977), the topic of a conversation may be defined as:

Accepted Answer

A)  what conversationalists agree to in advance 
B)  a set of preconditions 
C)  * the intersection of propositions across sentences 
D)  none of the above 
A)  what conversationalists agree to in advance 
B)  a set of preconditions 
C)  * the intersection of propositions across sentences 
D)  none of the above

Question 2

When closing conversations, we are likely to signal the end of a conversation by

Accepted Answer

A)  * summarizing the content of the conversation 
B)  justifying ending contact at this time 
C)  expressing pleasure about one's conversational partner 
D)  planning for future contact 
A)  * summarizing the content of the conversation 
B)  justifying ending contact at this time 
C)  expressing pleasure about one's conversational partner 
D)  planning for future contact

Question 3

Which of the following segments of patient-physician discourse tends to be the briefest?

Accepted Answer

A)  patient description of symptoms 
B)  * physician presentation of diagnosis 
C)  physician recommendation of course of action 
D)  patient reiterating understanding of course of action 
A)  patient description of symptoms 
B)  * physician presentation of diagnosis 
C)  physician recommendation of course of action 
D)  patient reiterating understanding of course of action

Question 4

An individual who listens in on a conversation without the speaker's awareness is called a(n):

Accepted Answer

A)  * eavesdropper 
B)  participant 
C)  overhearer 
D)  side participant 
A)  * eavesdropper 
B)  participant 
C)  overhearer 
D)  side participant

Question 5

The phrases we use to open conversation serve to:

Accepted Answer

A)  get a listener's attention and establish a conversational leader 
B)  get a listener's attention and make a reference to the relationship to the conversational partner 
C)  * get a listener's attention and establish a turn-taking sequence 
D)  get a listener's attention and justify ending contact 
A)  get a listener's attention and establish a conversational leader 
B)  get a listener's attention and make a reference to the relationship to the conversational partner 
C)  * get a listener's attention and establish a turn-taking sequence 
D)  get a listener's attention and justify ending contact

Question 6

The shared understanding of those involved in a conversation (that is, person A knows X and B knows X and A knows that B knows X) is referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A)  conversational conventions 
B)  informational convergence 
C)  dyadic empathy 
D)  * common ground 
A)  conversational conventions 
B)  informational convergence 
C)  dyadic empathy 
D)  * common ground

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT a type of discourse?

Accepted Answer

A)  a debate 
B)  a conversation 
C)  an award ceremony 
D)  * a poetry recital 
A)  a debate 
B)  a conversation 
C)  an award ceremony 
D)  * a poetry recital

Question 8

Recent research on gender and language:

Accepted Answer

A)  confirmed that women use tag questions more than men 
B)  * do not find that women use tag questions more than men 
C)  found that women used tag questions more when they were the more powerful partner in the relationship 
D)  found that either party used tag questions more when they were the more powerful partner in the relationship, regardless of gender 
A)  confirmed that women use tag questions more than men 
B)  * do not find that women use tag questions more than men 
C)  found that women used tag questions more when they were the more powerful partner in the relationship 
D)  found that either party used tag questions more when they were the more powerful partner in the relationship, regardless of gender

Question 9

Zimmerman and West (1975) observed that in conversations between men and women:

Accepted Answer

A)  * men tend to interrupt women more than vice versa 
B)  women tend to delay their minimal responses more than men 
C)  men tend to use overlaps more than women 
D)  women don't view interruptions as violations of turn-taking rules 
A)  * men tend to interrupt women more than vice versa 
B)  women tend to delay their minimal responses more than men 
C)  men tend to use overlaps more than women 
D)  women don't view interruptions as violations of turn-taking rules

Question 10

Which of the following typically varies in conversation?

Accepted Answer

A)  the number of people 
B)  the topic 
C)  the turn length 
D)  * all of the above 
A)  the number of people 
B)  the topic 
C)  the turn length 
D)  * all of the above

According to Schank (1977), the topic of a conversation may be defined as:

When closing conversations, we are likely to signal the end of a conversation by

Which of the following segments of patient-physician discourse tends to be the briefest?

An individual who listens in on a conversation without the speaker's awareness is called a(n):

The phrases we use to open conversation serve to:

The shared understanding of those involved in a conversation (that is, person A knows X and B knows X and A knows that B knows X) is referred to as:

Which of the following is NOT a type of discourse?

Recent research on gender and language:

Zimmerman and West (1975) observed that in conversations between men and women:

Which of the following typically varies in conversation?

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Exam 9: Conversational Interaction

According to Schank (1977), the topic of a conversation may be defined as:

When closing conversations, we are likely to signal the end of a conversation by

Which of the following segments of patient-physician discourse tends to be the briefest?

An individual who listens in on a conversation without the speaker's awareness is called a(n):

The phrases we use to open conversation serve to:

The shared understanding of those involved in a conversation (that is, person A knows X and B knows X and A knows that B knows X) is referred to as:

Which of the following is NOT a type of discourse?

Recent research on gender and language:

Zimmerman and West (1975) observed that in conversations between men and women:

Which of the following typically varies in conversation?

Introduction-Themes of Psycholinguistics

Linguistic Principle

Psychological Mechanisms

Perception of Language

The Internal Lexicon

Sentence Comprehension and Memory

Discourse Comprehension and Memory

Production of Speech and Language

Early Language Acquisition

Later Language Acquisition

Processes of Language Acquisition

Biological Foundations of Language

Language, Culture, and Cognition

Filters