Exam 3: Listening Critically

______ levels will often drop as information is communicated, complex data are simplified, and objectives are clarified.

Making sure that the temperature of the room is comfortable is an example of ______.

______ listeners will often avoid material that is challenging.

The best ______ often make the best speakers.

When you listen in order to make an evaluation or a decision, you are using which type of listening?

______ can improve the speaker-audience relationship because when we have an attentive audience, we tend to be more confident and effective.

As information is communicated, complex data are simplified, objectives are clarified, and the ______ levels of listeners drop.

Which of the following is one of the four types of listening?

Improved speaker-audience relationships are one of the benefits of critical listening.

What are "red-flag words?" What do they do?

We use our own knowledge and information to decode a message during the ______ stage.

Listening with the objective of gaining knowledge is referred to as ______.

While remembering we mentally save what we've gained from the speaker's message for further use.

Explain how being a better listener can improve society.

______ is an involuntary physiological process, while ______ is a voluntary mental process.

We use critical thinking skills to weigh the worth of speaker's message during the ______ stage.

Listening to your favorite musical artist because you enjoy his or her music is an example of ______.

Competent listeners often avoid material that is challenging.

We tend to accept the words of those who listen to us.

Each of the six stages of listening is influenced by emotional and intellectual biases referred to as ______.