What topics appear most in news stories?

A. disagreements among government officials
B. impending or actual disasters
C. crime, scandals, and investigations
D. all of these


C. crime, scandals, and investigations

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Which key competency of effective communication is affected by noise in the following example?"When no one signed up to volunteer for the soup kitchen, Wendell realized he set his goal in a way that asked them to donate too much of their valuable

time." a. self b. context c. purpose d. structure e. channel

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According to the Johari window, there are aspects of our personalities that others can see in us but that we are unaware of. These are known as the ________ aspects of our self.

A. blind B. unknown C. open D. hidden

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Research indicates that, in general, the least effective and least satisfying response to the tension generated by relational dialectics is to

A) honor one need and repress the contradictory one. B) compromise to meet both needs somewhat but to meet neither need completely. C) meet each need sequentially-one, then the other. D) repress both needs. E) there is no research on the relational effects of different responses to relational dialectics.

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Paul, who is slightly mentally challenged, laughs right along with the people who call him

"the tard" at work. According to the research of John Seiter and his colleagues, A) as long as it's clear to everyone that "the tard" is a term of endearment, it probably won't affect how Paul is perceived by his coworkers. B) Paul is more likely to be perceived more sociable by his peers for going along with this harmless and mostly affectionate nickname. C) Paul is more likely to be perceived as less trustworthy than if he was referred to in more positive terms. D) the people who use this nickname when referring to Paul are likely to lose their jobs if overheard by their boss.

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