Several Psychological Principles Have Important Implications for Oral Research Presentations

question 58

Multiple Choice

Several psychological principles have important implications for oral research presentations.Which of the following is TRUE?

• A) An audience member comes to the presentation with past knowledge of the speaker's topic and will judge the presentation based on selective perception.
• B) An audience member comes to the presentation with limited knowledge of the topic and will remain open-minded throughout the presentation.
• C) Each audience member organizes his or her unique construct of the content presented, which is unrelated to listener experience and openness to change.
• D) There is no need for the research presenter to attempt to construct imaginatively how the audience will interpret the message because it is impossible to know in advance.
• E) All of the above

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Definitions:

Carl Jung

A Swiss psychiatrist and psychoanalyst who founded analytical psychology, known for concepts such as the collective unconscious, archetypes, and psychological types.

External World

A term referring to everything that exists outside of one's self and subjective experiences.

Outgoing Person

An individual characterized by a sociable, extroverted, and often friendly demeanor, making them adept at interacting with others.

Terminal Value

In finance, it represents the estimated value of a business or project beyond the forecast period when future cash flows can be estimated. In ethics, it refers to the inherent value that an end action or state possesses in itself.