The Key to Hearing Accurately Is Focus

question 79

Multiple Choice

The key to hearing accurately is focus. Which of the following is recommended for better focus?

• A) looking at the speaker
• B) multitasking while listening to what is being said
• C) discussing the topic with other listeners
• D) thinking about what has been previously said
• E) browsing the Internet for similar topics while listening to the speaker

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Definitions:

Falsified

Intentionally altered or manipulated information, data, or documents with the intent to deceive or mislead.

Clever Hans

A famous case study in early 20th century psychology of a horse that was claimed to have been able to perform arithmetic and other intellectual tasks.

Arithmetic

A branch of mathematics dealing with the properties and manipulation of numbers, including operations such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.

Selective Attrition

The process where certain kinds of participants drop out of a study over time, potentially skewing the results.