When we focus our attention on certain elements of our environment and ignore other stimuli,

we are engaging in selective perception.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false


TRUE

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How does the concept of lyricism, a term most often associated with music and poetry, function within the context of filmmaking?

What will be an ideal response?

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Howard Giles' Communication Accommodation Theory

a. advocates mindfulness. b. contrasts Western and Asian ways of thinking. c. explains why collectivist and individualistic cultures have difficulty reaching agreement. d. claims that when another group is attractive and powerful, we adapt our communication style to their speech behaviors and norms. e. contends that ethnocentrism and stereotyping leads to racism.

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When developing a pre-session questionnaire, which of the following items should not be asked?

a. participant's current job b. educational background c. previous training on the topic d. age

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Which use of word order arranges opposing ideas in the same or adjoining sentences to create

a striking contrast? A) inversion B) parallel construction C) antithesis D) amplification

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