Exam 6: Listening and Responding Effectively

While learning about noise, Sherilyn thinks to herself that psychological noise may partially explain political partisanship. Analyze Sherilyn's assessment.

Lucas was so focused on his knitting that at first he didn't hear his mother asking him about his day. "Oh, it was good," he said a few seconds later. Lucas is suffering from ______.

"Listening" to ASL requires paying attention with your eyes rather than your ears.

Research indicates that Israelis prefer the content-centered listening style, while Germans prefer the action-centered listening style. This finding reflects which concepts?

Tara is considered the mediator of her friend group because she is always in tune with others' emotions and is interested in finding solutions that make everyone happy. Which listening style does Tara display?

Nadav was excited to see a Shakespeare play for the first time, but the language was so old-fashioned, he couldn't follow the plot. The old-fashioned language is an example of ______.

Men are more likely to engage in ______, which can establish status.

How important is listening, according to employers?

Tanya has a time-centered listening style. Which is she most likely to say to her conversation partner?

Research suggests that women typically prefer people-centered listening while men are more prone to ______ listening.

Not everyone has the physical ability to hear, but everyone can listen.

Glen tried to understand what his wife was telling him, but he couldn't hear it over the sound of the vacuum cleaner. The sound of the vacuum cleaner is an example of ______.

What is the process of letting in auditory stimuli without trying to understand it?

"Jay is a nice guy, but it's really annoying that he's such a gap filler," says Felipe. Based on Felipe's description, you can deduce that Jay ______.

The four "Rs" of listening are receiving, responding, rapport talk, and report talk.

As Larry begins to take in all various stimuli such as color, taste, shapes, of his new home he begins to create ______.

The central executive chooses which stimuli we retain in working memory.