Patsy is trying to hold a conversation with her professor, butshe keeps getting distracted by the man beside her with bright purple hair. The man’s hair is a form of _____

a. noise
b. feedback
c. message creation
d. setting


Answer: a

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a. the physical effect of emotions on the human body b. an attempt to manufacture emotions c. social conditioning through others’ reactions d. an important, ancient human behavior

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You take a trip to Switzerland, and assuming they speak English you engage in communication with locals. What would you expect to happen?

a. They will understand your conversation because little is determined by context. b. They will not understand you because although they speak English theirs is shaped by their culture. c. They will not understand you because they do not use reasoning to communicate. d. They will understand you because their understanding resides in their physical environment.

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What are synonyms?

A) the history of the development of words B) contradictory de?nitional meanings C) different words that have the same or nearly the same meaning D) words that have the opposite meanings

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According to your textbook, brief statements that help listeners follow your ideas by indicating exactly where you are in the speech are called

A. signposts. B. bridges. C. markers. D. links. E. transitions.

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