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Symbolic Convergence Theory

Quiz by Del Tamez

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  • Q1
    Who presented the central illustrative principle of symbolic convergence theory?
    Robert Bales
    George Herbert Mead
    Barnett Pearce
    Ernest Bormann
    20s
  • Q2
    What are the creative interpretations of the then and there within a group?
    Dramatizing messages
    Interpreting messages
    Dramatic coding
    Decoding messages
    20s
  • Q3
    What must a group member's words first do to be considered a dramatizing message ?
    Call to mind an image or paint a picture
    Remind of an action you need to take
    Remind you of a dramatic TV show you once saw
    Have you recall the last dramatic conversation you had
    20s
  • Q4
    How does an individual succeed at dramatizing a message?
    Illustrates an incident that occurred to the group in the past, explains something outside of the group, or may happen to the group in the future
    Takes acting classes to learn how to express drama more into their speaking abilities
    Introduces an idea that is so prominent that it drowns out all other ideas, making them seem insignificant
    Illustrates an idea that challenges the groups way of thinking, therefore altering the groups behavior and mood
    20s
  • Q5
    What do some dramatizing messages produce in the form of chain reaction?
    The "Hieroglyphic implosion"
    A symbolic explosion
    A metaphoric explosion
    The "Chain explosion"
    20s
  • Q6
    What does a fantasy chain look like within a group?
    The tempo of the conversation picks up and members have a similar response to imagery
    The tempo of the conversation stabilizes and the group members discuss their own imagery
    The tempo of the conversation slows down and members have a difficult time relating
    The tempo of the conversation picks up, but group members have a difficult time developing imagery
    20s
  • Q7
    What does symbolic convergence theory foresee if a fantasy chain ignites within a group?
    The group will unite around a fantasy theme
    Each group member will begin to doze off and wont be able to focus on the conversation at hand
    The group will reject the fantasy theme
    Each group member will have their own fantasy theme but wont be able to relate to each other
    20s
  • Q8
    What does Bormann believe is apparent in a group's fantasy theme?
    Emotions, meanings, actions, and motives
    Emotions, imagination, symbolism, actions
    Connection, symbolism, imagination, determination
    Imagination, creativity, recollection, communication
    20s
  • Q9
    What is the subject of the dramatizing message that successfully triggers a fantasy chain?
    Dramatic Theme
    Subjective Theme
    Reflective Theme
    Fantasy theme
    20s
  • Q10
    Fantasy themes _____ and _____ a group's culture.
    create, reflect
    correlate, protect
    decimate, deflect
    resuscitate, connect
    20s
  • Q11
    Fantasy themes perform as a rhetorical means to sway naysayers and doubters.
    True
    False
    20s
  • Q12
    Bormann suggests ,and the Symbolic Convergence Theory advocates, that what directs many fantasy themes?
    rhetorical cues
    symbolic cues
    fantasy cues
    verbal cues
    20s
  • Q13
    What is a fantasy type?
    Clusters of similar fantasy themes that occasionally surface again and again in various groups
    clusters of opposing fantasy themes that occur often in the same groups
    a specific image called to mind due to a certain subject being discussed
    a specific memory called to mind due to a certain topic that is discussed
    20s
  • Q14
    _____ messages assist the speaker, and often the listeners, to bring _____ to an ambiguous future or make sense out of a puzzling situation.
    Dramatizing, clarity
    Dramatizing, relief
    Symbolic, clarity
    Communication, symbolism
    20s
  • Q15
    Fantasy type, fantasy theme, symbolic cue, and symbolic convergence help develop dramatizing messages which creates a fantasy chain within a group.
    False
    True
    20s

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