Listening is a physiological response to sound waves moving through the air into our ears causing our eardrums to vibrate.

a. true
b. false


Answer: b. false

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Sara plans to bring her presentation slides on a thumb drive and to have paper copies available just in case the computer does not work during her presentation. Which guideline for using presentational aids does this exemplify?

A. Know your aids intimately. B. Anticipate technical problems. C. Stress relevance. D. Anticipate questions.

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When using the external information, which of the following would not be considered plagiarism?

a. using someone else's ideas b. using someone else's words c. using someone else's drawings d. using someone else's cartoons e. all of the above would be considered plagiarism

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Fundamental Attribution Error

What will be an ideal response?

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When Jeremy begins his speech, the audience doesn't know him and has no basis for assuming he is competent. During his speech, however, Jeremy gains the trust and respect of listeners because he has good research and clear organization. The increase in Jeremy's credibility during the speech is due to which of the following?

A) derived credibility B) initial credibility C) terminal credibility D) authority-based credibility E) assumed credibility

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