What is selective listening? Provide an example.
What will be an ideal response?
Selective listening means blocking out information that we either don't want to hear or that doesn't conform to our preconceived notions and beliefs. In other words, hearing only what we want to hear. Student examples will vary.
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A. narrative method or form B. behaviorally anchored rating scale form C. critical incidents method D. management by objectives method
Which of the following are true about the spouses of expatriates?
A. Nearly two-thirds of expat spouses were working prior to their partner's assignment. B. Many experience stages of grief, similar to the loss of a loved one, due to career effects of the assignment. C. Nearly one-quarter of spouses were employed during the course of the expat assignment. D. They are able to legally work in the host nation, although their pay and benefits may face limits. E. About one-half of expats are accompanied by a spouse or partner.
Ernest invents a novel, useful, nonobvious product. He A)must apply for a patent within one year of selling the product commercially
B)is entitled to a patent over someone else who invents the same product if he is the first to invent it. C)may receive patent protection for two years by filing a simpler, shorter, cheaper provisional patent application while he is working on his complex, regular patent application. D)may sell his product for up to five years to see how well it sells before going through the complex process of filing a patent application with the PTO Office.
In a Process Chain Network (PCN) diagram, an entity is a
A) service provider. B) customer. C) supplier. D) All of the above E) None of the above