Once You Have Arranged an Interview with an Authority on Your

question 14

Multiple Choice

Once you have arranged an interview with an authority on your speech topic,what is your next task?

• A)ask the interviewee if you may audio- or video-tape the interview
• B)conduct the interview with your interviewee as professionally as possible
• C)plan for the interview by conducting research and planning specific questions
• D)determine how you will use the interview information in your speech

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Definitions:

Perceptual Attention

The cognitive process that allows an individual to concentrate on important sensory information while ignoring other irrelevant data.

Selectivity

The process or action of specifically choosing or preferring one option over others, often based on distinct criteria or preferences.

Visual Search Procedure

A method used in cognitive psychology to measure the speed and accuracy with which an individual can detect the presence of a target object among distractors.

Top-Down Processing

The cognitive process that involves understanding an environment or situation based on prior knowledge and expectations.