Selective Listening Is Justifiable When

question 86

Multiple Choice

Selective listening is justifiable when:

• A)the listener assumes that a subject is too difficult or easy to understand.
• B)the listener wants something to be true so badly that he or she interprets the message so as to make it true.
• C)the listener is overwhelmed with incoming information and has to decide which information will be processed and remembered.
• D)the listener refuses to listen to other people due to prejudice.

Grasp the concepts of participant observation and its significance in qualitative research.

Understand the theoretical approaches that guide the selection of research methods.

Learn about the relationship between research ethics and participant rights.

Distinguish between various forms of experiential research methodologies.

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