Harvey is a new father. If he wishes to be a particularly concerned parent and try to identify when his new baby is in pain, which common facial movement(s) should he not interpret as pain?

a. lowering of the brows
b. eyes wide open
c. vertical wrinkles at the side of the nose
d. an open mouth


ANS: b

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If a speaker begins a speech with a question in which the answer is obvious or that does not require an answer, the speaker is using which attention-getting device?

A. A rhetorical question B. A hypothetical illustration C. A startling question D. A profound question

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Asking, “What does the speaker want me to know?”, or “What are the speech’s main points?” are two ways to determine _________________.

a. the speaker’s underlying message b. the speaker’s purpose c. the speaker’s organization d. the speaker’s motivation

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The telegraph allowed for long-distance communication between point A and point B

Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

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________ is taking what we see and hear from others and deciding how to interpret or understand it

a) Decodin b) Encoding c) Human-communication process d) Manipulation

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