Lecture and other course material on interpersonal communication discussed relational dialectics.What is the definition of relational dialectics?

Group of answer choices

a) differences between relationship partners speech inflection and patterns

b) opposing choices that lead to better or worse relationship outcomes

c) sequential challenges that either deepen or weaken intimacy in a relationship

d)inherent, ongoing tensions between interdependent communication needs

2. Which of these isnot one of the elements ofgroup and team contracts,according to that lecture from the teamwork and collaboration module of our class?

Group of answer choices

a) evaluation standards

b) objectives

c) team goals

d) workload guidelines

e) member roles

f) team norms

3. One of our class lectures discussed McPhee and Zaug's "four flows" model of organizational communication. This model shows us how communication can "constitute," or create, organizations through communication processes. Imagine that you're attending a weekly "cadence meeting" at your workplace. The head of your division calls these "cadence meetings" of team leaders because they "help us stay moving ahead at the same place, help us keep our stride as a group, even though each team is working on different projects." At these meetings, team leaders present a 2-minute status report on their projects and highlights what they think is the most important thing for the other teams to know. Other team leaders ask questions for up to 3 minutes.

This example of organizational communication best represents which of the four communication flows described in the lecture?

Group of answer choices

a) activity coordination

b) self-structuring

c) institutional positioning

d) membership negotiation

4. One of the course lectures discussed Sally Planalp's communication-centered perspective on emotion. Which of these options best characterizes her approach to communicating emotion?

Group of answer choices

a) It is a process of experiencing, expressing, and interpreting emotions and their meanings.

b) It involves emotional cues determined by our evolutionary biology, and which have fixed meaning across cultures.

c) Emotions are psychological states that can be communicated specifically and effectively by more cognitively complex individuals.

d) It is not possible to accurately communicate emotions because their meaning is unique to each individual, although people nevertheless try to relate through emotions.

5. Larson and LaFasto's research identified eight characteristics of high-performance teams. These characteristics include clear and elevating goals, as well as a collaborative group climate. But, does their list of eight characteristics also includeprincipled leadership?

Group of answer choices

a) Yes, principled leadership is one of the eight characteristics of high performance teams.

b) No, principled leadership is not one of the eight characteristics of high performance teams.