Answer to Question #261734 in English for Jen

Question

___ listening refers to when we make judgments about the worth and validity of a message, and ultimately decide whether we accept or reject it.

a. Empathetic

b. Critical

c. Appreciative

d. Comprehensive

What is ethnocentrism?

a. Our willingness to focus on and organize particular sound or visual stimuli.

b. The recognition and valuing of difference, which encompasses such factors as age, gender, race, ethnicity, ability, religion, education, marital status, sexual orientation, and income.

c. One of the six stages of listening.

d. The tendency to assess the values, beliefs, and behaviors of our own culture as superior to those of other cultures.

Juan is listening to his classmate Brad give a speech. Brad is using indirect messages and Juan wishes he would just hurry up and “get to the point.” Which style of listening does Juan display?

a. time-oriented

b. content-oriented

c. action-oriented

d. people-oriented

Answer 1

b. Critical

d. The tendency to assess the values, beliefs, and behaviors of our own culture as superior to those of other cultures.

b. content-oriented