Exam 6: Listening

At which stage of listening should listeners work to distinguish facts from opinions and identify any biases the speaker might have?

Although Lupe disagrees with Mike's political views, she waits until Mike has finished making his points before critiquing his claims. This is an example of which strategy for critical listening?

The listening process is best defined as ________.

Describe three listening barriers and explain how you can reduce these barriers.

To overcome listening barriers, it is important to suspend biases, prejudices, and judgments.

When you dismiss a valid argument because the speaker is of a particular race, affectional orientation, age group, or gender, you are demonstrating______ .

_______is the process of receiving, understanding, remembering, evaluating, and responding to verbal and/or nonverbal messages.

The cultural rules that govern what nonverbal behaviors are appropriate or inappropriate in a public setting are known as_________ .

The listening stage at which you learn what the speaker means and grasp both the thoughts and the emotions expressed is known as __________.

At the receiving stage of listening, you should try to ________.