Which skill best reflects a conscious attempt to take into account your conversational partner’s thoughts, feelings, values, background, and perspective?

Which form of communication is characterized by spontaneously and interactively exchanging messages with another person?

Jeannie heard her communication professor use a word that she had not heard before and determined it would be a good idea to find out what the word meant. She consulted two dictionaries to be sure she had the literal meaning of the word. Which type of meaning was Jeannie looking for?

After her parents tell her she can’t go to the concert on Tuesday, Gael says, “You never let me do anything!” Since Gael’s parents allow her to stay out late each weekend, her reaction seems to exhibit the barrier of __________.

Which approach suggests that a major factor affecting how people communicate with others is genetic makeup?

After receiving a bad grade on his chemistry exam, Liam decided to __________ by improving his studying habits in the hopes of scoring better on the next test.

When Coors implemented its “turn it loose” marketing campaign in Spain, the result was a colloquial term for diarrhea. Which barrier to communication did the marketing team fail to overcome?

Juell has played the upright bass in a jazz band several years, so she has confidence in her ability to perform well during the concert this weekend. Regarding music performance, Juell has a high level of __________.

You are sitting in Professor Rashad’s class listening to a lecture, when you hear the student behind you talking to her friend about the party to be held this Friday. As you sit there taking in details about the party, you are drawn back to Professor Rashad when you hear, “And that is what will be on the test Friday.” Which stage of the listening process is reflected at the point where you return to hearing what the professor is saying?

The __________ indicates that people make guesses about the personalities and behaviors of others using their own ideas, expectations, and often unconscious biases.