Jean Routinely Reads Her Real Communication Textbook While Also Watching

question 2

Short Answer

Jean routinely reads her Real Communication textbook while also watching her favorite sitcoms and communicating with her friends on Facebook. She believes she is good at _____________, but what she doesn't realize is that focusing her attention on so many different things at once presents a listening barrier because her attention is finite.

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Definitions:

Infant Formulas

Manufactured food designed to feed babies and provide dietary nutrients that infants would get from breastfeeding.

Medulla

An area of the brainstem that controls vital bodily functions such as heart rate, breathing, and blood pressure.

Higher-Level Thinking

Complex cognitive processes including analysis, evaluation, synthesis, and creativity, going beyond basic memorization or recall of facts.

Memory

The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information.