Instructions the Questions Below Require You to Identify What Type of Type

question 15

Short Answer

Instructions
The questions below require you to identify what type of focus the responder is using in the reply to the following statement.

"I'd like to buy a new car, but I'm not sure if I can afford it. The ones I have been looking at seem terribly expensive. But then, I have a large family and could use the space. But will the car be dependable? And what about gas mileage? What do you think I should do?"

Identify the kind of focus by its letter.
-____ "I really like my Widget. It's made me feel good just to drive it."​
A)Person focus
B)Problem/main theme focus
C)Others focus
D)Family focus
E)Mutual issues or group focus
F)Interviewer focus
G)Cultural/environmental/contextual focus

• A)Person focus
• B)Problem/main theme focus
• C)Others focus
• D)Family focus
• E)Mutual issues or group focus
• F)Interviewer focus
• G)Cultural/environmental/contextual focus

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Definitions:

Mimic

To mimic is to imitate or copy someone's actions, speech, or mannerisms, often for learning or adaptation purposes.

Nonverbal Behaviors

Communication without words, including body language, facial expressions, gestures, and other physical cues.

Media Richness

Media richness theory posits that the effectiveness of communication varies with the richness of the medium used, rating from face-to-face (richest) to numerical documents (least rich).

Telephone

A communication device that transmits and receives sound, typically voices, over long distances using wire or radio technology.