Amanda E., Kelly and Crystal's Questions

1. Which type of distraction results from the physical location where listening takes place?
a. Medium
b. Source
c. Environmental*
d. Representational
e. Relational

2. What type of listening occurs when people focus more on the message and self-presentation than on the message of the other person involved in the interaction?
a. Content listening
b. Egocentric listening*
c. Selective listening
d. Representational listening
e. Critical listening

3. What occurs when you daydream or think about things after the message being presented?
a. Wandering thoughts*
b. Superior thoughts
c. Inferior thoughts
d. Factual diversion
e. Semantic diversion

4. What becomes an obstacle to listening when a person finds a message so complex or confusing that he or she stops listening?
a. Critical listening
b. Past experience with the source
c. Distractions
d. Wandering thoughts
e. Message complexity*

Hypothetical Questions:
5. Melody was paying attention to Kevin's conversation and was putting herself in his position. Which step on the listening ladder is Melody stuck on?
a. Attending
b. Understanding*
c. Remembering
d. Evaluating
e. Responding

6. Sam's friend, John, confirmed the truth of his statements during his presentation with other sources. What is this an example of?
a. Argument against the source
b. Status of the source
c. Consistency
d. Varifiability*
e. None of the above

7. Ruby bought a new car that broke down the next week. What is this an example of?
a. Hasty generalization*
b. Bandwagon appeal
c. Division fallacy
d. Red herring
e. False alternatives