COMM 445: Discussion Question Set 5 Good Will Hunting The Purpose of this Discussion Question set is to have you apply material regarding verbal immediacy behavior to a scene from Good Will Hunting. The scene on YouTube is titled, ‘The Best Part of My Day.’ Here are your guidelines: 1. Read the material on verbal immediacy. On pages 203-204, verbal immediacy includes the following behaviors: o Word choice (e.g., ‘this’ versus ‘that’) o Informal address (e.g., ‘Dan’ versus ‘Dr. Canary’) o Depth of disclosure (level of intimacy explored) o Verbal Person-centeredness (focus on other person’s perspective and articulating that awareness) o Relationship indicators (e.g., ‘best friend,’ ‘we are official’) o 2. Watch ‘The Best Part of My day.’ The YouTube url is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gfipuaIA68&ebc=ANyPxKrpHX48M3M2IpM_PBySykWhD_bq4ZOdPLac__SP54zfFB0ySFvKllGqFoaGZ57bIoYE3pzwEidsxyl_lw KdZECFLdVOQ (Links to an external site.) You only need to offer one example for questions 3 and 4. That would mean a minimum of two examples per paper. 3. Watch the scene again, this time reporting examples of any of the five behaviors listed above. In your examples, be sure to include the actual words that Ben Affleck says to Matt Damon. (Note: Not all five verbal immediacy behaviors are necessarily represented in this scene.) 4. Watch the scene again, this time recording behaviors you think represent verbal immediacy but are not in the above list. Include any message examples that might appear negative but, in their context, actually function as positive verbal immediacy. As before, be sure to include the actual words that Ben Affleck says to Matt Damon. 5. Based on the steps above, draw a conclusion about verbal immediacy and develop that conclusion. For instance, you might conclude that verbal immediacy is reflected in other behaviors besides the five listed above, or that the construct of verbal immediacy should be more narrowly defined, or that one or two kinds of verbal immediacy is/are more prominent or impactful than the other kinds. In any case, offer your conclusion with a brief rationale. Purchase answer to see full attachment Tags: relationship indicators Ben Affleck Matt Damon Verbal Immediacy inclusive pronouns User generated content is uploaded by users for the purposes of learning and should be used following our company’shonor code & terms of service.