Michael is thinking about what he wants to tell Amanda about what happened at his new job

rather than listening to the story she is telling. This is an example of which of the following
barriers to listening?

A) self-focus B) emotional noise
C) criticism D) processing rate


A

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Paul was so soft-spoken that the listeners in the back of the room could not hear him. Which dimension

of vocal delivery was he having trouble with? A) volume B) pitch C) rate D) pronunciation E) articulation

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Studies indicate that there is little change in viewpoint among those who listen to or read

things with which they strongly disagree. Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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The bidirectionality hypothesis concerns which of the following?

a. A promise of a future vacation b. A planned holiday activity c. A parent choosing what night is “movie night” and the child choosing the movie to see d. A phone call

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