A ________ occurs when a speaker fills the silence between words with sounds such as "um," "er," and "uh."

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


vocalized pause

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To build in redundancy you should use all of the following except

a. repeating b. reiteration c. preview d. feedforward message e. all of the above can be used to build redundancy

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Elizabeth moves from Boston to London and experiences difficulty in adapting to the new culture. She fails to relate to the new customs and values in London. In the given scenario, it can be noticed that Elizabeth experiences _____.

a. culture shock b. intercultural empathy c. altruism d. ethnocentrism

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One challenge with using demographic survey data is to avoid stereotyping

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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