Question: Suppose you want some friends to change their drinking and driving behaviors. What suggestions would you take from the Cognitive Dissonance Theory? How could you apply the theory in persuading your friends?
Compare and contrast Coordinated Management of Meaning and Symbolic Interactionism. Is there a relationship between these two theories? Do they stand in opposition to each other, or do they peacefully co-exist? Can you find ways in which these might apply in your lives or past experience?
Provide some nonverbal expectations that you have learned from your culture. Discuss what similarities and differences exist.
How does a person's field of experience influence a communication event? Can you think of a communication experience or relationship you have had that was significantly influenced by differing fields of experience?
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