1. AshleyBeach
October11, 2016
Comm322
Exam 2
1. Before I beginIwouldjustlike tomake clear,I have said,“the bee’sknees”andalso“tootle-loo”.Iwill
alsosay themagain.Nowthat that’sout of the way.
Words become outof date or obsolete,theymayhowever,be revived(ThankJesus,Amen), verbal
symbolswill change,andwe create newwords.Ourvocabularytendstomirror“our times”or our
culture even.
2. No, sexistsandracistlanguage isnota “thing” of the past, buttheyhave evolvedalotfromwhere
theyusedto be (More racist, than sexist).Inorderforthisto change and become a thingof the past
people mustmake aconsciousdecisiontomake itchange,bymonitoringnotonlytheirwordsinpublic
but alsoinprivate.People aren’tbornknowinglanguagetheyare taught,if people don’thearorread
these piecesof language,theywillnotlearnit.
3. The categoriesof personal space andissuestiedtoterritoriality are relatedtocomfortably and
relationships. These boundariesare differentfordifferentrelationshipsaswell anddependingonhow
much youlike someone isthe determiningfactorof how muchif any of your personal space you’re
willingtoshare withthem.If you’re ata restauranteatinglunchandyour bestfriendwalksinandsitsat
“your” table you’re notlikelyto become uncomfortable orturnthemaway,but if someone sitsdown
that youdon’tknow,or dislike sitsdown,you’re likelytobecome uncomfortableandturndowntheir
company,possiblybymovingoraskingthemtomove.
4. Facial expressionsare ultimately goingtobe myfavorite inthis,because we talkedaboutemoji’sin
class.These emoji’shave broughttogethernotonlyournations,butevenourcultures,because these
emotionsoremoji’sare universal.I’mgoingtosaypersonal space hasactuallysomewhattornour
nationapart ina sense.We putup privacyfencesaroundourhomestokeeppeople out,orto make the
unknownuncomfortable aboutknockingonourdoors.I don’tknow how I feel aboutthis.Ialways
imaginedhavingaprivacyfence,butthinking aboutit,we alreadyhave somanythingskeepingusapart,
do we reallyneedit?Touchissomethingthathasthe powerto pull people together,ortare themapart.
I am comfortable touchingmyhusbandormybestfriend,thishowever,if one of themwasto violate my
trust witha type of violenttouch, itwouldruinthe relationshipIthinkthat’show culturesmaydecide
whattouch isacceptable andwhat touchis not.
5. I reallycouldn’tfindablackor white answeronthis,I’msure it’sthere and I’msimplyoverlookingit,
but basedonthe material that I’ve read,Iwouldhave to saythat the most commonstepthat gets
overlookedorskippedinthe listeningprocessisprobablyresponse.Isaythisbecause Idon’tknowa
personthat isn’tguiltyof being toldoraskedsomethingandgivingasimple,“yeah,totally”without
reallyunderstandingwhattheyare agreeingwithorvice versa.Thiscouldbe because of a varietyof
factors:backgroundnoise,message overload,ormaybe evenmessage complexity.The stepthatismost
likelytoreceive the majorityof attentionIthinkwouldbe rating.Isaythisbecause ratinghasmore to
do withpersonal opinions,andIdon’tknow anytwo people whomhave the same opinionon

2. AshleyBeach
October11, 2016
Comm322
Exam 2
everything.Ashumanwe tendtotake our opinionsveryseriouslybecausewe are all atleasta little
narcissistic,andwe notonlywantour opinionsbutwe wantthemto be viewedasthe “right”opinion.
6. In any of these situationsyoucanhave a multitude of barriers:noise (physical,semantic,or
psychological),youmayalsohave message overload,messagecomplexity,orwhatI thinkmay be the
mostcommon (atleastfor me) preoccupation.Allsituationsare unique untothemselvesbecauseno
twosituationswill be the same,andthere issomuch involvedincludingsuchthingsaspersonal issues
that may be occurringin life,orevenemotional reactionssuchaslikingyourbossor instructorand vice
versa.
7. Time Centeredandactioncenteredare the onesthatI see wouldbe mosteffectiveinaprofessional
educational atmosphere.
I reallyjustdon’tunderstandwhatyouwantme to do here,Becky.I’msorry.I understandthatthe
differentlisteningstyleswillfilterdifferenttypesof informationfrommessages,butultimateIsee the
processitself stayingthe same.It’slikewhenyousay,“Test2 isdue Wednesday.Ihave itpostedonline
incanvas.” I’musually more of a timescenteredlistener,soIfilterouteverythingexcept“Test2 isdue
Wednesday.”Iknowwhere tofindit,sounlessyoudon’tpostonline somewhere,Ihave all the
informationIneed. Whereas,whenI’mathome andmy kidsare tryingto kill eachotherI’m more of an
actioncenteredlistener.Iwantthe details.Iwantto know whohitwhofirst?Why doesLucas have huge
bite markson bothcheeks?
8. I believe message senderscountonusingtone of voice aswell asgesturestogetto communicate
emotionstotheirlistenersbecausetheyare veryeffectiveandhelpful to“getan emotion”across.
However,Ithinkthattheyrelyon facial expressionsandbodylanguage toreadthe audience andknow
if theyunderstandandenjoythe topic. MisunderstandingIbelieveisthe biggestchallengethatsenders
and receiversneedtoovercome inordertohave a goodcommunicationline.
9. Reallythe biggestthingthatI can thinkof is thatit’sbecome acceptable togay couplestoexpress
theiremotionspublicly.
I thinkit’sfunnywhenpeopletrytouse reproductionasa reasonwhygay people shouldn’tgetmarried
or whytheyjustshouldn’tbe gay.I thinkthisbecause Ijustwant to be like,“Sowe have these things
nowcalledspermbanks,invitrofertilization,andadoption.Idon’treallythinkthatgaysgettingmarried
are goingto be the endof humanity.”
10. The skillsnecessarytohelpan individual developemotional intelligence are:recognizingand
identifyingyouremotions,analyzingyouremotionsorfeelingsandfiguringouthow youwantto steer
theminthe situation,acceptingyourfeelingsandnotbeingashamedof themandhidingthem, reframe
your feelingsbyputtingapositive spinonit,andbe able toempathize withothersfeelings. These things
are importantbecause if we canlearnto do themwe can control our feelingsinasense,andmake
bettercommunicationalchoices.