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Chap.6 Listening

Quiz by Susan Acker

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  • Q1
    What takes up the largest portion of your communication time?
    speaking
    watching
    attending
    listening
    45s
  • Q2
    What is the definition of listening?
    a physical and psychological process that involves acquiring, assigning meaning, and responding to symbolic messages from others.
    listener's emotional and intellectual reaction to a message
    the act of choosing what stimuli to focus on
    the physical process of receiving sound
    45s
  • Q3
    What is the primary reason for listening?
    to acquire oral messages from others
    to understand what others are thinking
    to hear sounds.
    to interpret nonverbal signals
    45s
  • Q4
    What determines one's success or failure in colleges and universities.
    listening skills
    nonverbal skills
    attitude
    verbal skills
    45s
  • Q5
    Why are good listening skills important in relationships with others?
    to convey of a sense of urgency
    to get the gossip
    to show you can't be trusted
    to be valued friends because they are perceived as sensitive and caring.
    45s
  • Q6
    Listening skills play a vital role in your ability to participate in social settings because
    they allow you to be an effective communicator
    they show that you have an attitude
    They allow you to be ignored.
    they allow you to use nonverbals to show your disinterest
    45s
  • Q7
    How is being able to listen well a vital part of your success on the job?
    They help you be more productive.
    They help you decide who you should talk to during breaks.
    They help you decide what to do next in your career.
    They help you decide which assignment to do.
    45s
  • Q8
    What are some benefits of effective listening?
    to be ignored by others
    make better choices and friends
    build successful relationships, find classes more interesting, become more actively involved, make better grades
    to make better grades and be more involved
    45s
  • Q9
    What is the definition of hearing?
    the listener's emotional and intellectual reaction to the message
    the nonverbal communication involved in the listening process
    the physical process of receiving sound
    the act of choosing the stimuli to focus on
    45s
  • Q10
    What does interpreting mean?
    complex mental process involving decoding
    something that prevents the message from reaching the receiver
    the listener's reaction to the message
    process in which you personalize the sender's message to determine the meaning for you
    45s
  • Q11
    What is the definition of responding?
    the act of choosing to focus on the message
    process of receiving sound
    physical process of acquiring sound
    listener's internal emotional and intellectual reaction to the message
    45s
  • Q12
    What is the definition of attending?
    listener's internal emotional and intellectual reaction to the message
    process in which you personalize the sender's message to determine the meaning
    the act of choosing-consciously or subconsciously- to focus your attention on verbal or nonverbal stimuli.
    the physical process of receiving sound
    45s
  • Q13
    Which of the following is NOT a factor that affects your ability to attend to a speaker?
    your own specific needs
    you own interests
    Your vocal characteristics
    your own knowledge
    45s
  • Q14
    What has a negative effect on decoding skills?
    expecting others to adjust their messages for you
    using perception checks
    being responsible for your own listening skills
    building your vocabulary
    45s
  • Q15
    Why is feedback important?
    so the speaker will know that the message is received
    so the listener will know communication has occurred
    because the speaker has the responsibility to give feedback
    because a listener has the responsibility to give feedback
    45s

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