Quiz 10 - Language, Communication & Culture(1) Flashcards
What does ‘language as symbols’ mean?
Words and non-verbal communication are rich with meaning because they symbolise more than is superficially available in the behaviour itself.
What is meant by Chomsky’s ‘universal grammar’ (pick the best answer)?
All languages have grammar and all people learn the grammar of their language and humans are ‘pre-wired’ to learn language.
Which of the below is an example of ‘paralanguage’?
Sounds that punctuate speech like ‘ums’ and ‘ahs’.
NOT Paralanguage is non-verbal language and includes handshakes and waving.
Speech styles that convey information about mood, status or group membership are known as:
Social markers
Speech convergence’ is when:
A person’s accent or speech style shifts towards that of another person.
What was meant in the lecture by the saying ‘peronal space is egg shaped’?
It meant that personal space is oval with more closeness tolerated behind us than in front.
Which of the following does NOT apply to computer-mediated communication (CMC)?
a.
CMC can even out status differences between the interactants.
b.
CMC increases the amount of information that is exchanged.
c.
CMC limits communication between people in close relationships.
d.
People tend to be less inhibited when using CMC.
CMC increases the amount of information that is exchanged.
What is one general finding that can we conclude from research on gender differences in speech style?
That there are fewer real differences than stereotypes lead us to believe.
Research that is ‘culture bound’ is:
Bound only by the number of cultures who conduct the research.
Asch’s conformity experiments have been the most replicated across cultures with the finding that:
Conformity was stronger outside of the USA and Western Europe.
