What stage of the listening process is involved when you focus on one sound from the many that compete for your attention?

What is generally true about speech rate versus thought rate?

When we stereotype others, we do so to fulfill our needs for power, authority, and __________.

When we behave in ways that benefit others, it makes us feel better and is called being __________.

Reece watches a news report about a young man arrested for stealing bread and peanut butter from a local grocery store. Reece assumes that the young man had no other choice but to steal the food for survival. Using causal attribution theory, which cause does Reece attribute the man’s behavior to?

Victoria must complete a high-level mathematics course before graduating from college. With graduation within reach, Victoria imagines herself receiving a passing grade on the final exam, shaking her professor’s hand, and smiling in front of a camera while holding her diploma. Through using __________, Victoria has boosted her confidence about passing the class.

Communication researcher Milton Bennett calls the ultimate other-oriented principle the “Platinum Rule,” which states: __________.

What is primarily learned from and socially reinforced by others?

The avoidant attachment style is associated with __________.

Sarah has been a faithful member of your study group all semester. But tonight, she not only didn’t show up, but she couldn’t be reached on her cell phone. You remembered that her father has been seriously ill and inferred that Sarah probably had to rush home to tend to him. Which process of perceptual organization and interpretation did you use in arriving at this conclusion?