Communication Accommodation Theory Makes All of the Following Assumptions, EXCEPT

question 6

Multiple Choice

Communication accommodation theory makes all of the following assumptions, EXCEPT:

• A) Communication accommodation comprises the range of strategies wherein speaker "attune" their talk to characteristics of the other.
• B) Communication is influenced by people's orientations to interaction.
• C) A person's degree of convergence and management of social distance occurs independent of the social and historical context.
• D) Through communication, people negotiate their memberships in various social categories.
• E) Individuals inhabit different speech communities, and these speech communities reinforce the identity and values of the individual and the group.

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Definitions:

EAR

Effective Annual Rate; the real return on an investment, taking into account the effect of compounding interest.

APR

Annual Percentage Rate, representing the yearly interest rate charged on borrowed money.

Total Payments

The cumulative amount of money paid out or expected to be paid out over the duration of an agreement or loan.

Present Value Factor

A factor used to calculate the present value of a future amount, reflecting the time value of money.