Exam 6: B: Listening

Attacking means to listen specifically to find weaknesses in others and pull those weaknesses out at strategic or embarrassing times.

Competent communication requires an ability to adapt one's listening style to meet the context.

Poor listening behaviors can make an individual less attractive and may reduce the chances that his or her partner will make self-disclosures.

Because most young people today have grown up surrounded by environmental distractions, they are able to multitask without a decline in their listening competence.

Appreciative listening offers no benefit to the listener besides the enjoyment he or she receives from the activity.

Listening is an involuntary passive activity.

Preferences for how listeners should behave and respond vary according to culture.

It is possible for those who are deaf to listen.

Content-oriented listeners prefer to listen to information from sources they perceive to be credible and enjoy examining the information they receive from a variety of angles.

Decoding messages over the telephone often requires more effort than would be required in a face-to-face interaction because we lack nonverbal cues such as facial expression, body movement, and eye behavior.

Many people experience listening apprehension, a state of anxiety, fear, or dread associated with listening, which can be a barrier to their communication competence.

During a heart-to-heart conversation with a close friend, we would most likely be engaged in appreciative listening.

Questioning is considered to be an important aid to effective informational listening.

In American culture, we tend to value listening more than talking, which can create an awkward imbalance to the communication process and stifle conversations.

African Americans are thought to be more expressive listeners than Caucasian Americans are.

Active listeners are considered by others to be more competent communicators overall.

Time-oriented listeners indicate a preference for receiving information that is organized chronologically according to some time frame.

Although it is common and sometimes beneficial to us, selective listening can also be considered an unethical communication behavior in some contexts.

Hearing and listening are distinctly different activities.

Listening mistakes result in millions of dollars in losses for U.S. businesses every year.