In Terms of the Nature of Listening, Which of the Following

question 54

Multiple Choice

In terms of the nature of listening, which of the following is true of sensing words?

• A) How well we sense the words around us is determined by how often we use backchannels.
• B) The ability to sense words does not vary from one person to another.
• C) A person's concentration on a communication varies from moment to moment.
• D) It is impossible for a person to block out other sounds when he or she is listening.
• E) Most of the time, a person's attentiveness does not vary when he or she is listening.

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