Author: Anonymous

A father is listening to his daughter pour her heart out about her rotten day at school. If the father’s goal is to primarily focus on his daughter’s emotions and feelings, which listening style should he be using?

Mrs. Applebaum teaches seventh grade, and definitely prefers her female students over her male students, who are often rude and disrespectful. When one of her female students speaks rudely to her, Mrs. Applebaum doesn’t seem to hear it. What barrier to effective listening is Mrs. Applebaum experiencing?

Your __________ is a description of who you are.

Alexia and Wendell are the best of friends and people often say they are like twins. How will their similarities affect their communication relationship?

What common characteristic do most individualistic cultures share?

To be a competent communicator is to express messages that are perceived to be both effective and __________.

To Joseph, a “submarine” is a sandwich. To Alfonse, a “submarine” is a submersible ship. The different meanings Joseph and Alfonse apply to the word “submarine” reflect the idea that __________.

What term describes a judgment formed about someone before you know all the facts or background information?

According to researcher John Seiter, how might the use of demeaning terms affect how those persons are perceived?

What statement best describes the findings of Tidwell and Walther about computer-mediated communication versus face-to-face interaction?