When the Primary Objective Is to Increase Listeners' Understanding, Awareness

question 29

Multiple Choice

When the primary objective is to increase listeners' understanding, awareness, or knowledge of some topic, one delivers __________.

• A) specific instances and rhetorical questions
• B) a speech to persuade
• C) a speech to inspire
• D)a speech to inform
• E) a speech to entertain

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Definitions:

Resource-Limited Processing

A concept in cognitive psychology that suggests there is a finite amount of cognitive resources available for processing information, which limits the number of tasks we can perform simultaneously.

Vigilance Requirement

The need for sustained attention and alertness over prolonged periods to detect and respond to small or infrequent changes or signals.

Treisman's Theory

A theory proposed by Anne Treisman that emphasizes the importance of attention in perception, particularly in integrating features into cohesive objects.

Unattended Information

Information that is present in the environment but is not the focus of attention and thus is not processed deeply or remembered well.