Using Humour in Communication Is Discouraged Because _______________

question 6

Multiple Choice

Using humour in communication is discouraged because _______________

• A)it's unprofessional.
• B)it's considered unethical.
• C)it usually relies on intimate knowledge of a particular culture.
• D)humour is not a part of the communication process.

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Definitions:

Illusion of Control

The illusion of control is a cognitive bias where individuals overestimate their ability to influence events and outcomes that are largely beyond their control.

Normal Curve

A symmetrical, bell-shaped curve that represents the distribution of many types of data where most occurrences take place around the average value.

Statistical Significance

A statistical statement of how likely it is that an obtained result occurred by chance.

Scatterplot

A type of graph used in statistics to visually display the relationship between two quantitative variables by plotting their data points on a two-dimensional axis.