An Important Difference Between Hearing and Listening Is That

question 50

Multiple Choice

An important difference between hearing and listening is that

• A) hearing requires full understanding of a message whereas listening is the mere registration of sound.
• B) hearing is the mere registration of sound whereas listening requires full understanding of a message.
• C) hearing can occur even if there is feedback whereas listening cannot occur in the presence of feedback.
• D) hearing cannot occur if there is feedback whereas listening can occur even if there is feedback.

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Definitions:

Personalistic Ethics

An ethical perspective that emphasizes the centrality of individual human beings and their values and moral decision-making.

End-result Ethics

A perspective on ethics that judges the morality of an action based solely on its outcomes or consequences.

Social Contract View

A theory that suggests the moral and political obligations of individuals are dependent upon an agreement among them to form the society in which they live.

Implicit Social Rules

Unwritten rules that govern behavior and interactions within a society.