The ability to understand what someone else is feeling and to look at a situation from the other

person's perspective is called

A) compassion. B) sympathy.
C) responsiveness. D) empathy.


D

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According to the text, the example from the Payne Fund Studies of the 19-year-old male

who behaved like “Tarzan” fits very nicely with which of the following theories of mass communication?

a. limited effects theory b. uses and gratifications theory c. social learning theory d. media desensitization theory e. macro-level effects theory

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Speakers should try to dignify bad questions and turn them into good ones

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

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Regardless of what forms of power we possess, each of us exercises power that is limited to particular people in particular situations because power

A. requires recognition. B. is relative. C. is coercive. D. requires followers.

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Which of the following are mentioned in your textbook as guidelines for the use of inclusive language in public speaking?

A. Avoid the generic "he." B. Use names that groups use to identify themselves. C. Avoid the use of "man" when referring to both men and women. D. All the answers are correct. E. both avoid the generic "he" and avoid the use of "man" when referring to both men and women.

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