Chapter 6 Quiz Without Consequence

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. Attention to change is built into our brains.

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False correct incorrect

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. Using intensity as an attention strategy means using only examples that are intense and pleasant but not intense and unpleasant.

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. Self-deprecating humor works well for high-status individuals but not for low-status individuals.

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. A defense lawyer is making an opening statement to a jury in a child molestation case. The lawyer wants to capture the jurors' attention. Using an opening joke that minimizes the seriousness of the crime is an effective strategy.

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. Attention is both a voluntary and an involuntary activity.

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. Attention is

the act of focusing on a specific stimulus to the exclusion of competing stimuli correct incorrect

the act of focusing on one or more stimuli at the same time correct incorrect

the ability to multitask correct incorrect

all of the above correct incorrect

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. As a speaker, you want to use a novel opening to your speech. A novel opening that is both potentially effective and appropriate includes which of the following?

Startling your audience of parents, relatives, and friends at graduation ceremonies by appearing in a sexually provocative outfit correct incorrect

Beginning your speech with the statement: "Today I am excited to talk about . . ." correct incorrect

Telling a personal story unrelated to your topic to gain attention of your audience correct incorrect

None of the above correct incorrect

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. Using humor effectively and appropriately can be challenging for a speaker. Typically,

if you cannot tell a joke without flubbing the punch line, never use humor in your speeches correct incorrect

avoid ridicule correct incorrect

use self-deprecating humor correct incorrect

none of the above correct incorrect

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. Mindful listening

requires focused attention correct incorrect

is passive listening correct incorrect

requires little effort to attend to a speaker's message correct incorrect

all of the above correct incorrect

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. Research on multitasking reveals

almost everyone is terrible at multitasking correct incorrect

a deterioration in performance on all tasks undertaken simultaneously correct incorrect

a general inability of multitaskers to ignore irrelevant information correct incorrect

all of the above correct incorrect