Question 1

In your long-term memory,you are most likely to store

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A)   things of fleeting significance.
B)   only items of significance.
C)   both insignificant and vital information.
D)   a telephone number you have just heard.

Question 2

If you are distracted by the appearance of an individual with whom you are communicating,which barrier is interfering with your listening?

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A)   information rate
B)   focus on personal agenda
C)   emotional noise
D)   criticizing the speaker

Question 3

Which type of disconfirming response can be compared to malfunctioning traffic lights with red and green lights flashing simultaneously?

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A)   incongruous response
B)   incoherent response
C)   interrupting response
D)   irrelevant response

Question 4

An incoherent response

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A)   indicates that the other person wasn't attending to your message.
B)   makes you feel indecisive about what you should do.
C)   leaves you wondering if your message was of value to the listener.
D)   makes you feel awkward or embarrassed.

Question 5

Someone who may look as if he or she is listening but is really just waiting to critique the speaker is a(n)

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A)   conversational narcissist.
B)   self-absorbed listener.
C)   ambush listener.
D)   passive listener.

Question 6

Every year on your birthday,your parents recount the details of the day you were born.The event is stored in your parents'

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A)   left brain.
B)   right brain.
C)   short-term memories.
D)   long-term memories.

Question 7

"A cognitive process in which you take into account another person's thoughts,values,and perspectives" is a definition of

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A)   empathy.
B)   sympathy.
C)   social decentring.
D)   active listening.

Question 8

Feedback is most effective when

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A)   it is given with a smile.
B)   it is offered at the earliest opportunity.
C)   you wait at least 24 hours to provide it.
D)   it is withheld until after the task has been completed.

Question 9

When a friend tells you about a disagreement she had with a significant other,the details of the disagreement make you so angry that you are unable to listen.You are experiencing

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A)   emotional noise.
B)   criticizing the speaker.
C)   information overload.
D)   external noise.

Question 10

"Is it a challenge to decide which of those two job offers you'll accept?" This is an example of

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A)   direct acknowledgement.
B)   expression of positive feeling.
C)   compliment.
D)   clarifying response.

Question 11

When you are listening critically to a sales associate explaining the differences between two computers,one of which you intend to purchase,which listening style would be the most desirable to use?

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A)   action-oriented
B)   time-oriented
C)   content-oriented
D)   people-oriented

Question 12

Confirming responses

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A)   cause others to value themselves less.
B)   pronounce judgment without considering changes.
C)   use few words to communicate an idea.
D)   cause others to value themselves more.

Question 13

After 24 hours,we forget __________ of what was said.

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A)   a third
B)   a quarter
C)   more than half
D)   a fifth

Question 14

Responses that cause others to value themselves more are

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A)   confirming responses.
B)   evaluative statements.
C)   disconfirming responses.
D)   descriptive statements.

Question 15

Impervious responses from others,when you know they have heard you,may make you feel

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A)   less important than the other person.
B)   that the other person is not listening to you.
C)   the other person was trivializing you.
D)   a sense of awkwardness or embarrassment.

Question 16

"Developing an emotional reaction that is similar to the one being experienced by another person" is a definition of

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A)   empathy.
B)   sympathy.
C)   social decentring.
D)   active listening.

Question 17

Your boss says to you,"Just give me what I need to start the next phase of the job." Your boss is

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A)   an action-oriented listener.
B)   a time-oriented listener.
C)   a content-oriented listener.
D)   a people-oriented listener.

Question 18

The purpose of responding is to

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A)   select the message on which you will focus.
B)   assigning meaning to messages.
C)   let others know you understood their messages.
D)   choose the part of a message on which you'll focus.

Question 19

Clarifying responses

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A)   encourage the other person to talk for the purpose of exploring his or her feelings.
B)   confirm the other person's sense of self-worth.
C)   affirm the person's sense of taste and judgment.
D)   confirm a person's right to his or her feelings.

Question 20

We store almost all the information we hear in our

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A)   memory.
B)   long-term memory.
C)   hearing.
D)   short-term memory.

Exam 5: Listening and Responding Skills

When a friend tells you about a disagreement she had with a significant other,the details of the disagreement make you so angry that you are unable to listen.You are experiencing

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We store almost all the information we hear in our

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Someone who may look as if he or she is listening but is really just waiting to critique the speaker is a(n)

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Every year on your birthday,your parents recount the details of the day you were born.The event is stored in your parents'

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If you are distracted by the appearance of an individual with whom you are communicating,which barrier is interfering with your listening?

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Confirming responses

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When you are listening critically to a sales associate explaining the differences between two computers,one of which you intend to purchase,which listening style would be the most desirable to use?

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"Developing an emotional reaction that is similar to the one being experienced by another person" is a definition of

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After 24 hours,we forget __________ of what was said.

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"A cognitive process in which you take into account another person's thoughts,values,and perspectives" is a definition of

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In your long-term memory,you are most likely to store

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Responses that cause others to value themselves more are

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An incoherent response

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The purpose of responding is to

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Feedback is most effective when

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"Is it a challenge to decide which of those two job offers you'll accept?" This is an example of

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Your boss says to you,"Just give me what I need to start the next phase of the job." Your boss is

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Impervious responses from others,when you know they have heard you,may make you feel

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Which type of disconfirming response can be compared to malfunctioning traffic lights with red and green lights flashing simultaneously?

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Clarifying responses

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