As Jenell listened to her classmate's speech explaining the differences between collision insurance and comprehensive insurance, it reminded her that she needed to pay her insurance bill before the end of the day. Then, rather than listening to the speaker, she started thinking about all the other things she had to do that day. According to your textbook, the primary cause of Jenell's poor listening is
A. focusing on the speaker's topic.
B. not concentrating.
C. personalizing the topic.
D. listening too hard.
E. being distracted by external interference.
Answer: B
You might also like to view...
Maxine discloses to her friend Torvald that she is thinking of quitting her job. According to Communication Privacy Management Theory (CPM), Maxine and Torvald now ______ the information.
a. share b. protect c. co-own d. disclose
People who visit the United States often comment about the informality of Americans in a wide variety of contexts. What might contribute to this perception?
a. Everyone is "you" no matter the status or age of the person. b. English has different words for "you" according to levels of formality. c. The various forms of "I" in English demonstrate the relationship between the speaker and other persons. d. The linguistic expression of status is significant when speaking English. e. None of the above
Researchers use ANOVA when they are interested in testing for the variance that exists within groupings of the independent variable.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Presentations aids may be _______ or ________
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).