Your Roommate Has Just Returned from Giving Her Speech

question 20

Multiple Choice

Your roommate has just returned from giving her speech. She is visibly upset and begins to criticize the instructor as an incompetent old fuddy-duddy. You sit patiently while she continues her tirade against the instructor's criticism of her performance. When she is done, you say, "It must be really frustrating to have something you worked so hard on evaluated so harshly." This response indicates you are listening for what purpose?

• A) Enjoyment
• B) Learning
• C) Evaluation
• D) Empathy

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Definitions:

Lev Vygotsky

A Russian psychologist known for his work on cognitive development, particularly the social development theory which emphasizes the role of social interaction in the development of cognition.

Social Mentoring

A supportive relationship where an experienced individual guides and assists another in social contexts, including personal development and networking.

Preoperational Stage

A stage in Piaget's theory of cognitive development, where children aged 2 to 7 years old develop memory and imagination, but do not yet think logically.

Concrete Operational Stage

In Piaget’s theory, the stage of cognitive development (from about 7 to 11 years of age) during which children gain the mental operations that enable them to think logically about concrete events.