Coordinated Management of Meaning (CMM) of W. Barnett Pearce & Vernon Cronen

What is the primary critique that Coordinated Management of Meaning (CMM) theory levels against the traditional transmission model of communication?

According to the first claim of CMM theory, what is the role of communication in creating social worlds?

In CMM, what is the distinction between 'stories told' and 'stories lived'?

What is the primary purpose of the LUUUUTT model in CMM?

In the LUUUUTT model, what term do Barnett and Kim Pearce use to cover everything relevant that is not, or cannot, be said in a conversation?

What is the function of the serpentine model in CMM?

CMM describes the moral pressure or sense of obligation a person feels to respond in a given way during a conversation as what?

What is an Unwanted Repetitive Pattern (URP) in the context of CMM?

What does CMM mean by the phrase 'coordination without coherence'?

What is a 'bifurcation point' according to CMM theorists Barnett and Kim Pearce?

What is the fourth claim of CMM, which functions as both a prediction and a prescription?

According to CMM, what is 'mindfulness' in the context of a conversation?

How does Martin Buber's concept of 'I-Thou' relationship contrast with an 'I-It' relationship?

What metaphor did Martin Buber use to illustrate the tension of dialogic living between relativism and absolutism?

According to the critique section of the chapter, which interpretive criterion has been a significant weakness for CMM theory?

What does Barnett Pearce mean when he describes CMM theorists as 'curious participants in a pluralistic world'?

How many turns does the example conversation between Wilson and Larry in the serpentine model contain?

What do Pearce and Cronen label the process of making and managing meaning by telling stories?

What are the three questions Barnett Pearce urged people to ask to reflect on their communication patterns and create better social worlds?

Which of the following is NOT a quality that CMM theorists say better social worlds are replete with?

The example of Tina Fey's rules of improvisation, specifically 'AGREE' and 'SAY YES,' is used to illustrate what CMM concept?

For CMM theorists, what is the term for a specific form of communication that can create a social world where people can live with dignity, honor, joy, and love?

In the critique of CMM, what organization did Barnett and Kim Pearce found to apply the theory's principles to reform society?

The second claim of CMM states that communication is a two-sided process involving what two types of stories?

How many parallels does the author draw between M. C. Escher's lithograph 'Bond of Union' and the core claims of CMM?

What does CMM identify as the primary social process of human life?

In the story of Bea's email, which of the seven story types from the LUUUUTT model is represented by the mother's suggestion that the author was turned off by lies?

How is Buber's concept of dialogue defined in the chapter?

In the digital conversation between Bea and Em, what does Barnett Pearce call the noncommittal tone of the first two turns, where no special encouragement is expressed?

According to the chapter's critique, CMM has generated widespread interest and acceptance within which community of scholars?

CMM's claim that 'we get what we make' suggests that if a pattern of interaction contains destructive accusations and reactive anger, what is the most likely outcome?

What does the text suggest is a key difference between CMM and the transmission model regarding the importance of communication content versus the process?

The example of conservative activists and staunch feminists joining forces to protest a pornographic movie illustrates which CMM concept?

In the critique of CMM, the theory is cited by Robert Craig as an exemplar of which communication tradition?

What do CMM theorists believe is the consequence of achieving dialogue in a relationship?

CMM's concept of communication as a constitutive force means that communication does what?

In the LUUUUTT model, 'untellable stories' are defined as those that are what?

Why is the serpentine model so named?

According to the third claim of CMM, what is the likely outcome if your patterns of interaction contain genuine questions and curiosity?

The CMM 'communication perspective' is defined as an ongoing focus on what?

What does CMM suggest a mindful communicator should do upon spotting a bifurcation point in a deteriorating conversation?

How many core claims about communication does Kimberly Pearce boil CMM down into?

What is the primary reason the chapter gives for why people in a URP feel compelled to relive the unwanted pattern?

Which statement best describes Barnett Pearce's view on the substance of the faces in Escher's 'Bond of Union'?

Why did Barnett Pearce fear being too specific about what 'better social worlds' look like?

What is the relationship between CMM and social constructionism?

According to the definition provided, dialogic communication, as seen in CMM, requires a tension between holding one's own perspective and what other action?

The chapter's final critique of CMM notes that a frequent plea from users of the theory was for what?

What is the reflexive nature of communication as described in the third parallel of the 'Bond of Union' metaphor?

In Buber's philosophy, an 'I-It' relationship is created by what form of communication?