Lindsey's sociology professor has brought in a guest to speak about her experiences as a meth addict. Lindsey is trying to listen but is having trouble doing so. She remembers all too well her own father's addiction, which ended up ruining her parents' marriage and continues to contaminate her relationship with him. Which listening barrier is Lindsey experiencing?

In Dell Hymes’s ethnography of communication, a communicative act is

a. the occasion when people talk b. the goals of the communication c. the styles of speech used in specific situations d. the specific speech activity that takes place e. smaller units of speech within a speech event

A group interview technique where group members are invited to respond to questions on a focused topic to determine their response to ideas, products, or skill levels is a/an

a. 360 survey method. b. open ended question survey. c. likert scale survey. d. focus group.

Tonya shook her head in agreement and smiled when Steven suggested they go out for dinner. Tonya is using ____ to communicate her message

a. transitions b. imagination c. symbols d. signposts

The pentad allows us to analyze various speakers and speeches.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)