Aldag Kuzuhara Mastering Management Skills 1e Self Assessment and Pre Test Skills Assessment Answers Chapter Seven Answers to Self Assessment 7 1 Personal Communication Styles

							Aldag/ Kuzuhara, Mastering Management Skills, 1e
Self Assessment and Pre-Test Skills Assessment Answers

Chapter Seven

      Answers to Self-Assessment 7-1

      Personal Communication Styles

              Scoring

              Noble:               1, 5, 11, 13, 14, 18, 20
              Socratic:            2, 4, 6, 8, 15, 17, 19
              Reflective:          3, 7, 9, 10, 12, 16, 21

              Discussion Styles

              This measure reflects one way to classify communication styles. Nobles are
              forceful and direct. Nobles use few words, says what's on their minds, and "cut
              to the bottom line." Socratics believe in carefully discussing things before
              making decisions. They enjoy the process of arguing points, spend a lot of time
              on details, and are sometimes long-winded. Reflectives are very concerned with
              the interpersonal aspects of communication. They are good listeners and don't
              want to offend others. They would rather say nothing, or say what the listener
              wants to hear, than offend the listener. This communication style model also
              recognizes combinations of the styles: The Senator style is sometimes Noble and
              sometimes Reflective. The Magistrate is a blend of Noble and Socratic. The
              Candidate is a blend of Socratic and Reflective.

              Norm Data (n = 394-397)

                                   Noble              Socratic      Reflective
                Mean                   23.62                24.91          22.93
                Median                    24                   25              23
                Minimum                   12                   13              11
                Maximum                   35                   35              34
                Percentile:
                 10                         19                20               18
                 20                         20                22               20
                 30                         22                23               21
                 40                         23                24               22
                 50                         24                25               23
                 60                         25                26               24
                 70                         26                27               25
                 80                         26                28               26
                 90                         28                30               28