As Soon as the News Program Begins an Interview with the President

question 18

Multiple Choice

As soon as the news program begins an interview with the president, Dolores quits paying attention and she mumbles to herself, "I already know everything he has to say and I don't want to hear it again." Dolores's ability to listen is being hindered by:

• A) message overload.
• B) prejudgment.
• C) preoccupation.
• D) message complexity.
• E) noise.

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