Imagine That You Are a Skills Trainer for a Local

question 37

Essay

Imagine that you are a skills trainer for a local community center and you've been asked to give a talk to troubled couples about the importance of listening. In order to help these couples, you decide to focus your presentation on several barriers to effective listening. Pick at least three of the barriers identified in your textbook. For each, define the listening barrier, come up with an example of the behavior that is appropriate for your audience, and then suggest at least two ways that these couples can avoid the problems associated with that barrier in their relationships.

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Definitions:

Profit-Maximizing

A business strategy focused on increasing profits to the highest possible level given the firm's constraints.

Wheat

A cereal grain that is a worldwide staple food, used to make a wide range of products including bread, pasta, and cereal.

Price

The amount of money required to purchase a good or service; determined by factors such as demand, supply, and production cost.

Shutdown Point

The lowest point on the average variable cost curve. When price falls below the minimum point on AVC, total revenue is insufficient to cover variable costs and the firm will shut down and bear losses equal to fixed costs.