Communication 300 Questions Homework

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Part I: Multiple Choice (worth 1 point each)

Directions: Below are 30 multiple choice questions. Please indicate the best answer from the selections given.

1. One of the issues to consider in defining communication is intentionality. Which of the following best exemplifies the belief that communication must be intentional?

a. communication is goal-oriented behavior

b. communication is any interpretation of meaning

c. communication is the perception of power

d. communication is a means by which truth is established

2. Having a conversation with someone over walkie-talkies is an example of which model of the communication process?

a. linear

b. interactional

c. transactional

d. Information transfer

3. Communication is considered transactional when

a. a person waits to hear feedback after sending a message

b. the people communicating send and receive messages simultaneously

c. one person is responsible for sending the message; the other person is responsible for understanding the message

d. each element of the communication process is not connected to the others

4. Selecting the word rage to label your feeling of anger is a process known as

a. feedback

b. decoding

c. encoding

d. semantics

5. I define communication as “the social process of creating meaning.” Based on my definition of communication, which of the following theoretical questions is most likely to interest me?

a. does increasing the strength of the arguments in a message lead to an increase in that message’s persuasiveness?

b. what are the communication strategies people use to defend themselves when someone is insulting them?

c. how do communicators reduce apprehension when they meet someone for the first time?

d. how do lovers co-create meaning within their relationships?

6. Littlejohn defines a theory as “any conceptual representation or explanation of a phenomenon.” Based on our class discussion, why is it important to notice the word “OR” in this definition?

a. it narrows the definition by making it too inclusive

b. it broadens the definition by including many approaches to theory

c. it strengthens the definition by making anything a theory

d. all of the above

e. none of the above

7. The ultimate goal of communication theory development is to produce an accumulating body of reliable knowledge enabling us to

a. predict, explain, and control communication behavior

b. explain, predict, and manipulate communication behavior

c. predict, understand, manipulate communication behavior

d. explain, manipulate, dominate communication behavior

8. A theorist wonders, “What are the communication strategies people use to end relationships?” In which goal of theory is the theorist primarily interested?

a. understanding

b. explanation

c. prediction

d. control

9. How do the concepts and theories people use in their everyday lives differ from what communication theorists try to do?

a. theorists’ concepts are more abstract; everyday concepts are more concrete

b. everyday concepts are more abstract; theorists’ concepts are more concrete

c. theorists try not to generalize because they want to explain specific communication behavior

d. everyday theories are falsifiable (i.e., can be found to be incorrect), academic theories are not

10. Conclusions drawn from metatheoretical discussions determine

a. what communication phenomenon the theorist observes

b. how the theorist should observe the phenomenon

c. what perspective on communication (laws, rules, systems. Rhetoric, etc.) the theorist will take

d. all of the above

11. “Communication is a social endeavor” is a(n) assumption

a. ontological

b. epistemological

c. axiological

d. none of the above

12. A theorist who asks, “Should I develop a theory that will change society’s view of gay marriage?” is asking him/herself a question that pertains to the area of

a. ontology

b. epistemology

c. axiology

d. phenology

13. According to class discussion, we have so many different communication theories because

a. communication scholars hold different metatheoretical assumptions

b. communication scholars define communication in many different ways

c. communication scholars adhere to different assumptions that guide ways of knowing or discovering the world

d. all of the above

14. A communication scholar who uses the covering laws approach is essentially trying to uncover

a. the social norms that influence our communication behaviors

b. cause and effect relationships between communication variables

c. why certain people achieve success in communication and others do not

d. cognitive schemata people use to interpret events

15. As classroom size increases, level of student participation decreases. This hypothesis is an example of a

a. a contextual law

b. a reliable law

c. a positivistic law

d. a probabilistic law

16. Communication rules tell us

a. whether a problem is historical or psychological

b. the difference between encoding and decoding

c. what behavior will result under a given set of circumstances

d. what kinds of behavior are appropriate in a given context or relationship

17. Which type of data would a rules perspective theorist be most happy analyzing?

a. responses to paper and pencil tests or surveys

b. actual dialogue from two people in conversation

c. responses to yes/no questions answered over the phone

d. frequency data from polling people individually

18. The following are possible explanations for the amount of distance between two people when they are speaking to one another. Which of the following best represents a rules approach?

a. if you violate an individual’s personal space they will feel threatened

b. people who want others to like them should use the distance between them to show how they feel

c. if you violate an individual’s personal space, he or she will move away from you

d. Our reaction to someone violating our space is the end result of being confronted with negative stimuli.

19. Sophia wants to answer the theoretical question, “Is birth order is related to communication apprehension?” She asks students who have one or more siblings to complete a survey that measures a person’s level of apprehension. Which paradigm is influencing Martha’s choice of research methods?

a. empiricism (i.e., she’s a social scientist)

b. humanism (i.e., she’s a humanist)

c. the systems perspective

d. the rules perspective

20. True or False? Systems theorists believe you can study a part of the communication process (e.g., the sender of the message) in order to fully understand how communication functions in the real world.

a. true

b. false

21. True or False? The property of a system known as calibration is the system’s ability to achieve the same goals through different methods or means.

a. true

b. false

22. Rhetoricians who want to “put things into an intelligible frame” have which of the goals of theory as their primary goal of theory building?

a. understanding

b. prediction

c. control

d. all of the above

e. none of the above

23. Theories about communication phenomena

a. include definitions of concepts

b. may include explanations about the relationships between and among concepts

c. concern abstract ideas

d. all of the above

e. none of the above

24. Imagine, for a moment, two different images: Imagine (1) Dr. Hubbard giving a lecture last Wednesday, and imagine (2) the use of “effective instructional techniques”. Which of the following statements BEST distinguishes between these two images?

a. image 1 is a concept, image 2 is a concrete event 

b. image 1 is a concrete event, image 2 is a concept

c. image 1 is a concept, image 2 is a theory

d. image 1 is a building block of theory, image 2 is not 

25. All theories must

a. contain causal necessity

b. contain practical necessity

c. be logically consistent

d. include hypotheses

26. The statement, “flattery leads to liking” indicates which type of necessity?

a. causal

b. practical

c. academic

d. temporal

27. When you flatter a friend because you want that friend to like you, what kind of necessity is operating in your behavior?

a. causal

b. practical

c. academic

d. temporal

28. A theory which contains only a few simply stated propositions instead of many elaborate propositions is said to be

a. heuristic

b. parsimonious

c. valid

d. testable

29. Edwin went to the library to learn more about a particular theory which attempts to explain the types of communication strategies used by women to end long-term relationships. In the process of investigating this theory, he discovered that many research studies had been conducted to “test” the theory. He concludes that the theory is a “good” theory because it passed the evaluation criteria of

a. scope

b. parsimony

c. heurism

d. validity

30. When you are unable to see the concepts explained in a theory operating in real life, the theory does not have

a. precision

b. scope

c. validity

d. power

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Part II. Ontological, Epistemological, and Axiological Assumptions

Directions: Please complete the table and then answer the questions that follow. (10 points total)

Social Scientist

Humanist

Ontological Assumptions

-What are each of the theorist’s assumptions about how communication functions in the real world? In other words, how would the two types of theorists answer the three ontological questions? (3 points total)

Epistemological Assumptions

-What counts as knowledge for each of the theorists? In other words, how would the two types of theorists answer the four epistemological questions? (4 points total)

Axiological Assumptions

-What are the assumptions regarding the role of values in one’s theories and research? In other words, how would the two types of theorists answer the three axiological questions? (3 points total)

Questions

1.  Given the table you just completed, how do you think the social scientist’s and the humanist’s theories of communication will differ? 

Specifically comment on:

(a) how the theorists’ goals of theory will differ (2 points),

(b) how their explanations will differ (2 points), and

(c) how they will differ in the methods used to test their theories (2 points).

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Human resource assignment1

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Assignment 1: Organizational Analysis

Due Week 2 and worth 250 points 

Select an organization (be sure to have your instructor’s approval by Week 3 before starting this assignment) in which you are familiar, if only as a regular patron. 

Write a six to eight (6-8) page paper in which you:

  1. Describe the organization, what it does, the customers it serves, and its size. 
  2. Research the organization’s mission statement. Discuss the role HR will play (or does play) in fostering the organization’s mission statement. 
  3. Assess the common HR challenges facing this organization (e.g., high turn-over, low wages, lack of skilled workers, etc.). Recommend an HR strategy you would implement to overcome the challenges assessed. 
  4. Determine how effective your recommendation above will be to making the organization more competitive. 
  5. Use at least three (3) quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources. 

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

  • Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions. 
  • Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length. 

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

  • Explain the human resource management process, its role in supporting the overall organizational strategies, and the various functions involved in human resource management. 
  • Analyze business strategy to identify human resource requirements and formulate supporting HRM plans that can improve productivity and contribute to the firm’s competitiveness.
    Use technology and information resources to research issues in human resource management. 
  • Write clearly and concisely about human resource management using proper writing mechanics.

grading rubric:

Thoroughly described the organization, what it does, the customers it serves, and its size.

Thoroughly researched the organization’s mission statement; thoroughly discussed the role HR will play (or does play) in fostering the organization’s mission statement.

Thoroughly assessed the common HR challenges facing this organization (e.g., high turn-over, low wages, lack of skilled workers, etc.); thoroughly recommended an HR strategy you would implement to overcome the challenges assessed.

Thoroughly determined how effective your recommendation above will be to making the organization more competitive.

Exceeds number of required references; all references high quality choices.

National Strategies and Strategic Documents in Homeland Security with Two Responses

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This week’s readings had you read select national strategies and other strategic documents that serve to establish homeland security goals and enabling objectives. Applying and analyzing the information you gathered from those readings, please respond to the following:

1. What are the desired characteristics of a national strategy document?

2. What is meant by a strategy hierarchy?

Forum Rubric: Answers the forum question(s) with a relevant, coherent and scholarly initial forum response (>250 words) 20/20; demonstrates lesson comprehension in forums with no more than 10% of content as direct quotes 15/15; employs complete and proper APA in-text parenthetical citations of the required readings for this week 10/10; responses to two classmates initial forum answers (>100 words each) 20/20; quality answer to professor follow-up question 20/20, main forum has APA reference list at end of forum (including the required readings) 5/5; reads and acknowledges professors end of week wrap up forum 10/10.

Note: your primary forum post answering the assigned question for the week is due on Thursday by 1155PM EST, and per the syllabus you can lose up to 5 points per day for late work.

Instructions: Craft your main forum answer is like a short paper directly answering the topic of the week with a well written response that fully utilizes the required readings for the week with at least 250 words. Focus only on the assigned question(s) in a scholarly manner using in-text citations from the required readings (save your personal experiences and opinions for your four forum replies in any given week). Each sentence quoting or paraphrasing any ideas or information from any source must be cited properly including the author and year of publication. Do not cite the APUS lessons — they are just basic information to start the week off and is not meant to be a primary source for you to reference in your reply (to receive full credit you must utilize and cite the listed required readings for that week). If directly quoting from the readings (or other scholarly sources), you must also include the page or paragraph number that you are quoting from like (Hoffman, 2006, p.7) or for articles and sources without pages (Renner, 2016, para.15). If you are directly quoting and there is no page number to cite, then you manually count the paragraphs and cite that number. You also need to have an APA style reference list at the end of your post listing the sources employed. For more on APA citations and reference lists see the APUS Style Guide for APA. You must first provide your own initial forum answer before replying to any classmates or the professor. The four replies of the week are more of a free flowing classroom discussion which offers you an opportunity to leverage your relevant personal experiences and express your thoughts and opinions. Respond to at least two other students initial forum answers with a minimum of 100 words each. In your replies to classmates you may offer your opinion on the topic of the week, substantially support or supplement another student’s answer, or even politely disagree with or challenge their forum answer (but do not ask your classmates questions, or do so only as a last resort per the forum philosophy). You will also reply to my follow up question in your own forum string, and also read and acknowledge the Professor wrap up forum I post toward the end of the week. Also, do not be afraid to respectfully disagree with the readings or a classmate where you feel appropriate; as this should be part of your analysis process and employing critical thinking and academic freedom. Forum posts are graded based on demonstrated knowledge of the lesson and weekly readings, relevance, timeliness, as well as clarity and quality of analysis and synthesis. Sources utilized to support answers are to come from the weekly readings, but other credible and scholarly sources may be used to supplement (but not replace) the assigned readings. However, dictionaries, encyclopedias and Wikipedia are not scholarly and are not acceptable sources in college level work. Do not use non-scholarly open websites as sources for your reply to the main forum answer. All forum work must be completed within the academic week. When replying to the main forum answer make sure to include your name in the “topic title” of your initial forum answer/response.

Financial Markets And Institutions

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Directions:
Answer the following questions on a separate document. Explain how you
reached the answer or show your work if a mathematical calculation is
needed, or both. Submit your assignment using the assignment link above.
This homework assignment is worth 20 points. Responses should be at
least 75 words for each question.

1) Describe an economic tradeoff faced by the Fed in achieving its economic policy objectives.

2) What are recognition and implementation lags? How do these influence security prices?

3) Why might the Fed’s monetary policy depend on the fiscal policy that is implemented?

4)
Stock market conditions serve as a leading economic indicator. Assuming
the U.S. economy is in an expansion. what are the implications of this
indicator? Why might this indicator be inaccurate?

5)
Assess the economic situation today. Is the current administration more
concerned with reducing unemployment or inflation? Does the Fed have a
similar opinion? If not, is the administration publicly criticizing the
Fed? Is the Fed publicly criticizing the administration? Explain.

6)
What type of organization issues commercial paper? Given the short-term
nature of commercial paper, why would ratings agencies assign ratings
to them?

7)
The maximum maturity of commercial paper is 270 days. Why would an
organization issue commercial paper rather than longer-term securities,
even if it needs funds for a long period of time?

8)
Assume an investor purchased a three-month T-bill with a $10,000 par
value for $9,650 and sold it 45 days later for $9,770. What is the
yield?

9)
A money market security that has a par value of $10,000 sells for
$8,784.20. Given that the security has a maturity of two years, what is
the investor’s required rate of return?

10)
A U.S. investor obtains British pounds when the pound is worth $1.27
and invests in a one-year money market security that provides a yield of
3.5% (in pounds). At the end of one year, the investor converts the
proceeds from the investment back to dollars at the prevailing spot rate
of $1.29 per pound. Calculate the effective yield.

Medical Anthropology: Reading Response Paper- Dancing Skeletons

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Assignment and Format

Answer the following one of the following essay prompts in 3 pages (Times New Roman, -12pt font, double-spaced with a cover page). Make sure that you are addressing all the questions within one prompt. Please cut and paste the essay rubric to the end of your essay. You can find the rubric under Assignments. Just click on the + to the left of the table and copy it. All papers must be turned in hard copy, with no title page, and stapled. Please only use course resources to write this essay; all internet sources are prohibited.

Papers should include an introduction paragraph, body paragraphs that present evidence (examples from the text to support and analysis (your explanation of them in relation to the essay prompt), and a conclusion. You should have a clearly stated thesis sentence at the end of your introduction paragraph that explains the arguments you will make. While you can make some use of the first person (I, my, etc), please limit this or avoid unless absolutely necessary. For example, you do not need to write “I think” or “in my opinion” because, as the paper author, I already know you think that. I already read the book about 10 times, so Do Not provide any summary.

The book is Dancing Skeletons Life and Death in West Africa by Katherine Dettwyler. ( you can find big parts of online like in here: https://books.google.com/books/about/Dancing_Skele…

Essay Prompts:

1. Identify and explain three cultural factors that must be taken into account when trying to combat malnutrition in Mali.

2. At one point during her research, Dettwyler’s undergraduate research assistant is shocked by a woman who has twelve living children. Why are large families both culturally and economically important in Mali? How does this relate to Western assumptions about how to solve global malnutrition?

Criminal Behavior , law homework help

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Rational choice theory is one theory that explains the subject’s criminal behavior in the scenario. “Rational choice theory proposes that offenders weigh the opportunities, cost, and benefits of particular crimes” (Hagan, 2013). The subject’s statement, “I knew what I was doing, I just wanted to get out of that life” indicates he made rational choices to break into places, steal items, and do drugs. “Rational choice theorists admit that much behavior is only partially rational, but that most offenders know quite well what they are doing” (Hagan, 2013). The subject also mentioned that he was married with a child. He made a rational choice to continue offending, despite having been given the opportunity to return home with his family.

Though the subject made a rational choice, some factors may have led to his offending. He mentioned that he was raised in a family with a history of crime. His father and sister’s criminal habits could have influenced his behavior; these factors may have constrained his choice.

Ecological theory also applies to the subject’s criminal behavior. The subject stated “I’m tired of this town…someone’s always causing trouble. The subject might have associated with neighborhood friends, who always found themselves in trouble; this may have led to him offending.

Recent Biological Theory is another theory that applies to the subject. The subject mentioned he suffers from depression and has no money for medication. He also stated that he becomes aggressive when he’s off his medication and that he had struck his wife in the past. Psychiatric counseling, in addition to monitored medication, may lessen his chances of reoffending.

I would ask the subject ‘why do you commit the crimes that you do?’ to determine the origins of his criminality. I don’t believe in softball questions where a subject can dance around them. Asking a subject to tell me about his childhood will not work. Criminals know the reason behind their actions but are too ashamed to admit them. If the interview leads to his childhood, I’ll go from there and ask more hardball questions that could even embarrass him. But whether it’s previous or current mental, physical, or sexual abuse, the subject knows why they do what they do. A criminal’s behavior cannot be changed until they admit and accept the source of their problems and agree to work on them. For instance, an alcoholic will not stop drinking until he can admit to himself why is it that he drinks. I believe in getting to the source of the problem at the fastest and most efficient way possible that will benefit all parties. Even if that means hurting a few feelings.

Hagan, F., (2013). Introduction to Criminology

Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

HD 105 Discussion Post

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This is your weekly discussion group where you will discuss topics related to the chapter reading and your personal life experiences. Your writing should consist of your initial reactions, reflections, revelations, and most poignant thoughts about the assigned chapter. Click on the “Reply” button below. Type or copy your name tent first. Then type or copy and paste your post in the entry box. It must be at least 20 sentences. Most good reflections are longer. Click “Post Reply” when you are done. Check to make sure your post actually went through. If there is a problem and you wait until after the deadline to fix it, you will not receive credit. You may pose questions to your group members if you would like their feedback. You must post your initial reflections by Wednesday evening at 11:55 p.m. Once everyone has had an opportunity to post, return to the board and select three classmates to post a reply to. If five students have already replied to any particular student, you must find another student to reply to who does not already have five responses. You have until Sunday at 11:55 to complete this task.

Matters of the Mind: Psychotic Disorders and Schizophrenic Disorders

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Psychotic disorders and schizophrenic disorders are some of the most complicated and challenging diagnoses in the DSM. The symptoms of psychotic disorders may appear quite vivid in some clients; whereas, within other clients, symptoms may be barely observable. Additionally, symptoms may overlap among disorders. For example, specific symptoms such as neurocognitive impairments, social problems, and illusions may exist in schizophrenic clients, but are also contributing symptoms for other psychotic disorders.

For this Discussion, consider whether experiences of psychosis-related symptoms are always indicative of a diagnosis of schizophrenia. Think about alternative diagnoses for psychosis-related symptoms.

With these thoughts in mind:

Post by Day 4 a brief explanation of whether psychosis-related symptoms are always indicative of a diagnosis of schizophrenia. Then explain why or why not. Finally, explain possible alternative diagnoses for psychosis-related symptoms.

Communicating with Customers, writing homework help

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Companies use the marketing communications mix differently, depending upon the intended target audience. As you learned, having a well-coordinated integrated marketing communications strategy is important in order to deliver a clear and compelling message to customers.

 provide an example of a company that you feel has used well-integrated marketing communications tools. Discuss why you feel the company has done a good job with their IMC efforts.

Also, provide an example of a company or product brand that hasn’t done a good job with communicating their message to customers. How might the company better leverage the marketing communications mix to successfully communicate with customers? Propose an alternative with supporting detail

Trauma Impact of Sexual Violence: Science and Advocacy

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Final Paper

three-page paper (plus a separate reference page), which are given below. The final paper is worth 50 points.


This paper should be with APA format.

Please I want to see this paper with American English Grammar and duble spaced

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This is the course description so please stay on the same material.

Name of the class, Dimensions in Criminal Justice : Advocacy and Crisis Intervention

This course will focus on the dynamics of sexual violence, advocacy skills, and how communities do—and could—respond. The course will examine sexual violence in America, dynamics and trauma response to sexual violence, advocacy skills, and the role of community responders.