List the four basic skills that are necessary for critical thinking.

What will be an ideal response?


- Question and challenge your own ideas and those of others.
- Recognize differences between ideas, facts, opinions, claims, and assumptions.
- Form opinions and supporting claims to state and evaluate the ideas.
- Put ideas into a broader context by seeing how they relate to what you know and understanding what they imply.

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1.The development of the self happens naturally. 2.Social networking sites (SNS. have made in nearly impossible for friends who live a distance to stay in contact. 3.Goffman’s interest in context has had a lasting impact on how we think about the significance of interpersonal relationships in our lives. 4.All communication relies on patterns.

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The average person spends ________ of his or her day listening

a. 10 to 15 percent b. 20 to 30 percent c. 35 to 50 percent d. 40 to 80 percent

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A ________occurs when one person appeals to the other for a desired reaction and the other fails to respond as expected

A) snub B) rebuff C) rebuke D) reply

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Behavioral flexibility

A) Preparing to adapt to changes in the environment or context B) Used to establish communication over a distance C) Conscious analysis of message and of media to be used in response D) Other person fails to provide desired reaction E) Unfavorable verbal or nonverbal acts F) Feedback proffered at the appropriate time G) Used to store, process, and provide data H) No learning occurs with this practice I) Make a new interpretation of a misunderstanding J) Intently aware of another's message K) Request that falls outside normal range of requests L) Crosses the threshold of intolerance M) Allows affected members to express concerns

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