Conversation Analysis Uses the Jeffersonian Method to Combine the Transcription

question 29

Multiple Choice

Conversation analysis uses the Jeffersonian method to combine the transcription of the content of communication with

• A) a record of gestures and facial expressions.
• B) the classification of gender, class, and other differences between communicators.
• C) a shorthand notation to indicate pauses, volume or loudness, and other details.
• D) an account of the surrounding context of the communication.

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Definitions:

Lewis Terman

An American psychologist best known for his work in intelligence testing and for initiating the longitudinal study of gifted children.

Longitudinal Study

A research method in which data is collected from the same subjects repeatedly over a period of time, often many years.

Optimistic Explanatory Style

Refers to a manner of explaining life events in a positive light, attributing good outcomes to personal abilities and bad outcomes to external factors.

Pessimistic Explanatory Style

The inclination to ascribe adverse occurrences to constant, inherent, and widespread factors.