Kurt wants to provide his listeners with new information about changes in student loan eligibility. The general purpose of his speech is to __________ his audience.
A. inform
B. persuade
C. direct
D. entertain
Answer: A
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A. Advocacy through critical literacy B. Advocacy through dialogue C_ Advocacy through reflexivity D. Advocacy through listening
Human perception can be thought of as the three-step process in the order of ______.
A. interpretation, organization, and selection B. organization, interpretation, and selection C. selection, organization, and interpretation D. sensation, organization, and interpretation
Active listening
a. refers to the ability to listen to several conversations at one time. b. is practiced by those who believe that it's a speakers responsibility to ensure that a listener understands. c. involves verbal and nonverbal responses to others that let them know we are paying attention and taking responsibility for understanding their meaning. d. occurs when we want to primarily enjoy and appreciate the messages we listen to. e. All of the above
In the Cultural Indictors Project, George Gerbner and his associates argued that television’s effects ______.
A. tend to occur only to those who are most vulnerable to the influence of media B. are due to prolonged exposure to a specific genre of programming C. come from extensive exposure to its contents in general, rather than from any particular program or genre D. have both short-term and long-term consequences depending on variables such as genre of programming and a person’s vulnerability to influence