Mark Heard a Great Joke About a Computer Network Administrator

question 30

Multiple Choice

Mark heard a great joke about a computer network administrator. He decided to use it in his speech on financial aid as a way to get the audience warmed up. When he gave his introduction, he noticed that his audience looked somewhat confused when he previewed his main points. What tip for using humor did Mark fail to follow?

• A) Use humor to make a point.
• B) Make yourself the butt of the joke.
• C) Use cartoons or quotes, but not stories.
• D) Use humor in the body, but not the introduction.

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Definitions:

Proximate Levels

Describes immediate, underlying causes of biological processes or behaviors, focusing on how they occur.

Ultimate Levels

Explanations in biology that address why events occur, based on evolutionary significance and history.

Sonograms

Visual representations of the spectrum of frequencies of sound as they vary with time, often used in bird song analysis.

Acoustic Stimulus

A sound or auditory signal that triggers a response in a receiver, commonly studied in animal communication and human psychology.