Listening Communication MCQ

Wandering thoughts means an obstacle to listening involving daydreams or thoughts about things other than the mes­sage being presented

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Correct Answer: True

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An indication that the material being pro­vided ______be confirmed by other sources or means

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Correct Answer: Can

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Unconditional positive regard is an element of “person-centeredness” involving regarding the other as ___________ not just a “human doing”

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Correct Answer: All of these

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An obstacle to listening that results from auditory and visual characteristics of the message source is called

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Correct Answer: Source distraction

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An obstacle to listening that occurs when people are distracted by words or phrases used in a message through negative response or unfamiliarity is called

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Correct Answer: Semantic distraction

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An obstacle to listening when people focus on the points of a message that correspond with their views and interests and pay less attention to those that do not is called

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Correct Answer: Selective listening

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The final step in the listening process that entails reacting to the message of another person is called

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Correct Answer: Responding

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Respect is an element of “person-centeredness” involving the acknowledgment of other people exactly as they are, with no judgments or evaluation

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Correct Answer: True

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Rational listening means__________the interconnection of relationships and com­munication during the listening process

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Correct Answer: All of these

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Summarizing what another per­son has said to convey understanding of the message is called

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Correct Answer: Reflecting

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Receiving is the initial step in the listening process where ______connect

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Correct Answer: Both a and b

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Plausibility is the extent to which a message seems

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Correct Answer: Legitimate

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Past experience with the source means the obstacle to listening when previous encounters with a person lead people to dismiss or fail to critically examine a message because the person has generally been________in the past

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Correct Answer: Right or wrong

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An obstacle to listening that occurs when people find a message so complex or confusing that they stop listening is called

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Correct Answer: Message complexity

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An obstacle to listening that results from limitations or problems inherent in certain media and technology is called

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Correct Answer: Medium Distraction

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Listening is the active process of________and responding to symbolic activity

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Correct Answer: All of these

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The third step in the listening process when meaning is assigned to sounds and symbolic activity is called

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Correct Answer: Interpreting

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Hearing is the passive physiological act of receiving sound that takes place when sound waves hit a person’s

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Correct Answer: Eardrum

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Genuineness is element of “person-centeredness” involv­ing “being oneself” as __________as possible

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Correct Answer: Both a and b

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An obstacle to listening that occurs when so much emphasis is placed on attending to every detail of a message that the main point becomes lost is called

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Correct Answer: Factual diversion

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An obstacle to listening when people fail to listen to someone else fully because they believe that they possess more or superior knowledge and experience than the other person is called

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Correct Answer: Experiential superiority

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An obstacle to listening that results from the physical location where listening takes place and competing sources is called

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Correct Answer: Environmental distraction

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Making a personal relational connec­tion with the source of a message that results from the source and the receiver actively ______to create shared meaning and understanding is called engaged listening

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Correct Answer: Working together

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Empathy is an element of “person-centeredness” involving “getting in contact with ________

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Correct Answer: Another’s world

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Egocentric listening is an obstacle to listening when people focus more on the message of the other person involved in an interaction

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Correct Answer: False

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Critical listening is process of analyzing and evaluating the__________of messages

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Correct Answer: All of these

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Content listening means an obstacle to listen­ing when people focus on the content level of meaning, or________

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Correct Answer: Literal meaning

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Consistency means a message involves internal contradiction and is in harmony with information known to be true

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Correct Answer: False

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Attending is the second step in the listening process when stimuli are

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Correct Answer: Both a and b

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