According to Hall and Hall, When People Experience a Failure

question 76

Multiple Choice

According to Hall and Hall, when people experience a failure in communication, they tend to blame the confusion on the other person's stupidity, deceit, or craziness.This process of trying to explain the other person's behavior is known as ________.

• A)cultural noise
• B)attribution
• C)stereotyping
• D)kinesic behavior

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Definitions:

Independent Variable

In experimental research, the variable that is manipulated or changed to observe its effects on the dependent variable.

Dependent Variable

The outcome the researcher is interested in measuring.

Confounding Variable

An outside influence that changes the effect of a dependent and independent variable being examined in an experimental study, potentially skewing results.

Problems

Issues, obstacles, or challenges that need to be dealt with or overcome.