What is empathic listening? When have you attempted to participate in this listening style? Were you successful at it? Why or why not?

What will be an ideal response?


The ideal answer should include:
- If you're going to understand what a person means and what a person is feeling, you need to listen with some degree of empathy.
- To empathize with others is to see the world as they see it and to feel what they feel; empathic listening will also help you enhance your relationships.
- Student examples will vary.

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According to social exchange theory, _____ = rewards – costs

Fill in the blank with the appropriate word.

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If you discovered something new in your research, you could go online and place it on

?Wikipedia.? Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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The audience wasn't very receptive when Colleen said she had personally asked twenty people about their opinions on the issue and they all sided with Colleen. This is an example of __________.

A. reluctant testimony B. self-fulfilling prophecy C. biased evidence D. self-actualization

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Which of the following is NOT a way to organize your remarks during group discussion?

A. Give a multipoint speech. B. Relate your statement to the preceding statement. C. Keep yourself and members on topic. D. State the point concretely and concisely. E. State one point at a time.

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