Explain how listening to adults talk about the work they do influences a child’s attitude toward the workplace.

What will be an ideal response?


Hearing adults talk about work allows children to gain some sense of whether they (the adults) see work as important or fulfilling or simply something they reluctantly do to feed the family.

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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

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Which of the following statements about the nature of nonverbal communication explains why a laugh can be interpreted as amusement, approval, contempt, scorn, or embarrassment in different situations?

a. Nonverbal communication is less structured. b. Nonverbal communication is learned informally. c. Nonverbal communication is highly contextual. d. Nonverbal communication is continuous. e. Nonverbal communication is more convincing.

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According to the text, the three functions of an introduction are

a. to entertain, preview purpose, and motivate. b. to orient, motivate, and build rapport. c. to build credibility, review main points, and provide a closing thought. d. to motivate, entertain, and celebrate.

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Which of the following is not a basic principle of social responsibility theory? a. Journalists and media professionals, like doctors and lawyers, should beaccountable to society through government or industry licensing

b. In accepting and applying their obligations to society, media should be selfregulating within the framework of law and established institutions. c. Society and the public have a right to expect high standards of performance,and intervention can be justified to secure the public good. d. The media as a whole should be pluralist and reflect the diversity of theirsociety, giving access to various points of view and to rights of reply.

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