Interruptions are attempts to monopolize communication by shifting the talk to the interrupter's interests

Indicate whether the statement is true or false


False

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Confrontational listening occurs when we listen carefully for flaws in a message to refute them or attack a speaker in response

Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

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Tara has just been accepted to Harvard. She is the first person in her family to go to college, and she is both very happy and extremely worried. She tells her best friend, Wanda, all about how she is feeling. Wanda is excited too, and is listening closely and trying to reassure Tara that she has what it takes to succeed. What form of listening is Wanda using?

A. empathic B. critical C. appreciative D. sympathetic

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The parent who angrily says to a child, "I worked overtime to buy you that piano and now you want to stop taking piano lessons?" might be using the _______ power play

a. nobody upstairs b. no one home c. you owe me d. you-gotta-be-kidding

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To acknowledge your sources and take credit for the research you have done, speakers need to provide

an ________. Fill in the blanks with correct word

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