Max is attempting to listen to his friend on the phone while watching a baseball game on
television. This example illustrates which of the information processing barriers to listening?
A) receiver apprehension B) shifting attention
C) processing rate D) information overload
B
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Which approach to reducing anxiety would be best implemented through intrapersonal communication?
A. skills approach B. mediation approach C. positive thinking approach D. visualization approach
Joan has a conversation with her supervisor, Judy. She asks Judy about a rumor that the nursing home is about to be sold to a new company. Judy knows the rumor is true, but tells Joan that as upper management has said, there are no plans for the home to be sold at this time. Which strategy for communicating about change is Judy using?
A. spray and play B. identify and reply C. underscore and explore D. withhold and uphold
The single most significant contributions of the Internet are the redistribution of the control of information and the democratizating of individual voices in the persuasion process
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
If you are speaking to an audience about filing their tax returns, and you attempt to convince listeners that they should find small ways to "get back at the government" by cheating on their income tax returns, you are violating a speaking ethic
thatexpects speakers to A) give the listener choices. B) have a clear, responsible goal. C) use sound evidence and reasoning. D) acknowledge their sources.