Social comparison is evaluating ourselves in terms of how we compare to others.

List and explain the three reasons why we study communication as outlined in the text

What will be an ideal response?

Adapting your presentation to your audience?s ?in-basket? relates to which of the following?

A) building in redundancy B) using adult learning principles C) reinforcing key ideas verbally D) reinforcing key ideas nonverbally

What does "evaluate the merits of the speaker's ideas and supporting material" involve?

a. critiquethe presentation aids that a speaker uses b. take responsibility for how you act on the information a speaker has presented c. ensure to ask logical questions that encourages the speaker to think more logically d. research all supporting material the speaker presents to determine how reputable it is

The two types of outlines are __________.

A. rhetorical and situational B. informative and persuasive C. formal and informal D. presentation and preparation