Courtney begins her presentation to a group of college students by saying, "How would you like to learn a technique that will cut your study time by 50 percent?" What strategy is Courtney using to make her presentation more interesting?
a. Using attention-catching supporting material
b. Establishing a motive for her audience to listen
c. Using word pictures
d. Creating interesting presentation aids
b
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The dark side of interpersonal communication refers to things
A. we can see. B. we cannot see. C. and information. D. and self-disclosure.
Which of the following represent Gibb's defensive characteristics?
a. problem description, problem orientation, equality b. spontaneity, neutrality, superiority c. evaluation, control, strategy d. all of these
A person's name generally has no logical connection with the actual person, just as the word "cow" does not look like a cow or sound like a cow. According to American linguist Charles Hockett, these examples illustrate how the connection between a word and what it represents is __________.
A. context bound B. concrete C. arbitrary D. denotative
Research into gender tends to indicate that there is no significant difference
between men and women regarding the ability to empathize. Indicate whether the statement is true or false.