Information Processing Rate Can Be a Barrier to Listening Because

question 12

Multiple Choice

Information processing rate can be a barrier to listening because

• A) people are normally capable of processing information faster than most speakers speak.
• B) people are hardly ever capable of processing information as fast as most speakers speak.
• C) there is such a wide variety of processing abilities among people that no matter how fast or slow you speak, it will not be appropriate.
• D) recent research shows that there is little connection between speaker rate and listening effectiveness.

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