Information-Processing Rate Can Be a Barrier to Listening Because _____

question 48

Multiple Choice

Information-processing rate can be a barrier to listening because _____.

• A) people are normally capable of processing information faster than most speakers speak
• B) people are unable to process information as fast as most speakers speak
• C) there is such a wide variety of processing abilities among people that no matter how fast or slow you speak, it will not be appropriate
• D) recent research shows that there is little connection between speaker rate and listening effectiveness

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