Cara is looking forward to spending winter break with her family because going home and receiving love and affection from her family makes her feel good. Which of Maslow’s needs does this describe?

Joshua is giving a lecture on the fall of the Roman empire when a caterer walks into the room wheeling a cart full of pastries. Joshua stops lecturing until the caterer has placed the food on the table and left the room. What is affecting Joshua’s speech?

Which of these statements expresses an attitude?

Noting that many of her audience members looked puzzled, Lia decided to explain the concept of parallel parking one more time. What aspect of her audience analysis is Lia responding to?

A word or phrase expressing a judgment of what is desirable or undesirable, right or wrong, good or bad is a(n) _____.

Nellie realized that while most of her audience didn’t agree with the suggestions she made for raising funds, they continued to listen to her ideas and formulated their opinions after she was finished. Nellie gauged the reaction of her audience based on audience _____.

Which needs form the base, or bottom layer, of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs?

You pick the topic, “What to Do on a Friday Night When You Can’t Drink,” because your demographic analysis found that a large segment of the college audience is under age 21. You feel that your topic might be useful to the over-21 listeners; however, your principal focus will be on the under-21 crowd. This strategy is called _____.

If income is 4,800, consumption is 3,500, government purchases is 1,000, and taxes minus transfers are 800, public saving is:

The marginal propensity to save is: