With some concern, Dianna pauses during a presentation and says,

"I see some confusion on your faces. Can you tell me why?"
Dianna is using a comprehension question for the primary purpose
of

a. capturing audience attention.
b. involving the audience.
c. assessing audience understanding.
d. letting her voice rest.
e. maintaining control.


c

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a. Participants respond favorably to attractive faces even when they have little or no conscious awareness of having seen the faces. b. A recent study suggests that the preference for attractive faces is actually weaker than is the dislike of unattractive faces. c. Although studies show there is a strong “halo effect” in the United States, this is not true across cultural and racial groups. d. Some research reports that good-looking women may also be seen as more egotistical, vain, and snobbish than less attractive females.

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James likes to be busy doing projects; however, he does these projects when he feels like it. Sometimes he is very attentive to detail and gets them done in a timely matter. Other times he neglects them and lets them fall behind. This is an example of what type of attachment style?

a. Fearful b. Anxious/ambivalent c. Dismissive d. Secure

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Groupthink may occur when groups are too cohesive.

a. True b. False

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Your office improvement committee at work has thoroughly discussed the problem of a noisy office environment. Now they are starting to generate possible solutions, but are getting bogged down by criticism against ideas presented by certain people. What advice would help your group in this situation?

A) They should back up and make sure that everyone clearly understands the problem B) They should consider anonymous brainstorming C) They should simply vote on which solution is the most feasible D) They should write down the pros and cons of each idea to better judge their efficacy.

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