Which of the following statements about listening is true, according to your text?

A. Listening is an innate ability.
B. Everyone who listens to a message hears the same thing.
C. People spend more time listening than speaking.
D. Hearing is the same as listening.


Answer: C

Communication & Mass Media

You might also like to view...

Visitors do not show much inclination to play video on their computer screens

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Communication & Mass Media

Courtney is trying to tell Katrice the details of his bad day, but he's convinced that she's not listening because she keeps interrupting him and checking her watch. Katrice's behaviors indicate what listening style?

a. people-oriented b. text-oriented c. time-oriented d. action-oriented

Communication & Mass Media

Which of the following is TRUE of sex differences and communicating intimacy?

a. Men receive greater health benefits from their close relationships than women do. b. Husbands' health is more closely tied to the quality of their marriages. c. Women place sexuality within the realm of physical pleasure. d. Wives receive greater health benefits from their marriages than men do.

Communication & Mass Media

Nonverbal communication is arbitrary, ambiguous, and abstract

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Communication & Mass Media