As soon as the news program begins an interview with the President of the United States, Dolores quits paying attention and she mumbles to herself, "I already know everything he has to say and I don't want to hear it again." Dolores ability to listen is being hindered by

A) message overload.
B) prejudgment.
C) preoccupation.
D) message complexity.
E) noise.


B

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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Your textbook urges speakers to pronounce words correctly to avoid misunderstanding and embarrassment. Which of the following common words do the authors highlight as frequently mispronounced?

a. simple, of, and in b. pet, pit, and pod c. often, the and a d. words ending in ing e. words ending in the sounds p, b, t, d, k, and g

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He founded Time magazine: _________________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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In systems theory, for an organization to succeed, it should strive to be a(n) __________ system

a. open b. synergistic c. closed d. free

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