The Only Way a Speaker Can Be Fairly Confident That

question 37

Multiple Choice

The only way a speaker can be fairly confident that messages sent are interpreted as intended is through

• A) nonverbal communication.
• B) encoding.
• C) feedback.
• D) paralanguage.

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Definitions:

Mentally Ill

A term used to describe individuals who are experiencing psychological disorders or conditions that affect their thinking, feeling, behavior, or mood.

Representativeness Heuristic

A cognitive shortcut that involves making judgments based on how much one event resembles another.

Stereotypes

Oversimplified, generalized ideas about a group of people that often lead to prejudiced attitudes or behavior.

Phonemes

Phonemes are the smallest units of sound in a language that can distinguish one word from another, such as the distinction between the consonant sounds in "pad" and "bad."