Generalizing from the Research, Which Is the MAIN Issue an Advisor

question 173

Multiple Choice

Generalizing from the research, which is the MAIN issue an advisor should emphasize when talking with new college freshmen?

• A) "Don't be surprised that school is harder than you imagine, since you are apt to overestimate your abilities."
• B) "You are going to find the work is easier than you had imagined it would be."
• C) "You are going to miss your family too much."
• D) "You are too immature for this work."

Recognize the impact of dialect and articulation on audience perception and communication effectiveness.

Understand the concept of social perception and attributional biases such as actor/observer bias and fundamental attribution error.

Recognize the communication of emotions and information through nonverbal cues like facial expressions and the implications of thin-slice judgments.

Identify and describe the processes and impacts of stereotyping, prejudice, and discrimination.

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