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True/False Questions

1 .       Listening and hearing are essentially the same thing. [Hint]

 
 


2 .       Listening requires us to assign meaning to messages [Hint]

 
 


3 .       When empathizing with someone, it is helpful to offer advice frequently. [Hint]

 
 


4 .       Research suggests that women are more likely to listen to seek new information and establish personal relationships. [Hint]

 
 


5 .       To respond to various self-barriers to effective listening, practice the art of self-focus. [Hint]

 
 


6 .       One should never listen critically to a speech. [Hint]

 
 


7 .       You can think faster than most people can speak. [Hint]

 
 


8 .       People listen most effectively at different times of the day. [Hint]

 
 


9 .       When listening to someone, focus only on the facts and data. [Hint]

 
 


10 .       Feedback is ALWAYS most effective when it is communicated quickly. [Hint]

 
 


11 .       Americans spend more than 80% of a typical day communicating with people. [Hint]

 
 


12 .       A lack of response may signal that you didn't understand the message. [Hint]

 
 


13 .       If you are fearful of receiving information, you will remember more information. [Hint]

 
 


14 .       Men are more likely to have difficulty attending to multiple messages than women. [Hint]

 
 


15 .       When you listen to evaluate, you try to determine whether the information you hear is valid. [Hint]

 
 






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