Ramone had difficulty listening to Sharhonda's speech advocating more aggressive enforcement of

existing gun control laws because he is a member of the Fraternal Order of Police. Ramone experienced

A) factual distractions.
B) physical distractions.
C) physiological distractions.
D) psychological distractions.


D

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Right before her speech, Tasha says in her mind, "I can dothis! I am excited about sharing this material with my audience. I am a powerful, confident speaker." Is this is a helpful technique to reduce nervousness and build confidence?

A) Yes, this is a nerve-calming technique the text refers to as giving yourself a mental pep talk. B) Yes, but only if she says it aloud, saying it in her head will only increase anxiety about the speech. C) No, if she's so nervous she should be honest with herself; she's in trouble and shouldn't do the speech. D) No, an accomplished, confident speaker shouldn't need this kind of pep talk.

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A dismissive attachment style is cultivated when the caregiver communicates in a rejecting way to a child

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Which dimension of Mehrabian's framework for interpreting nonverbal cues focuses on cues that indicate status, position, and importance?

a. Immediacy b. Dominance c. Arousal d. Reverence

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The intentional or unintentional faulty argument or error in logic in a persuasive speech is known as

a. a fallacy. b. an erroneous premise. c. an invalid argument. d. a paradox.

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