On Your First Day at a New Job You Receive

question 91

Multiple Choice

On your first day at a new job you receive an email asking you to submit your SBDs by Friday, so they can be vetted for inclusion in the new module. You need to ask for clarification as you don't know what is being asked of you. This is an example of a barrier to ________.

• A) passive listening
• B) active listening
• C) listening comprehension
• D) interpretation
• E) nonverbal communication

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Definitions:

Hypothetical Thinking

The ability to consider possibilities, propositions, and scenarios that are not immediately physically present or proven.

Concrete Operational Stage

A stage of cognitive development in Jean Piaget's theory where children aged about 7 to 12 years understand and apply logical operations to concrete situations but not to abstract concepts.

Sensorimotor Stage

The first stage in Piaget's theory of cognitive development, where infants learn about the world through sensory experiences and manipulating objects.

Physical Development

The development beginning in early childhood and extending into late adolescence, focusing on the improvement of both gross and fine motor abilities along with pubertal changes.