How Does Jumping to Conclusions Affect the Communication Process

question 96

Multiple Choice

How does jumping to conclusions affect the communication process?

• A) Jumping to a conclusion causes the speaker to stop speaking because he or she sees no reason to carry on to a listener who already knows what is being said.
• B) Jumping to a conclusion causes the listener to stop listening because he or she has already formed a view of what the speaker is attempting to express.
• C) Jumping to a conclusion causes the listener to feel shortchanged because he or she is not hearing the entire message.
• D) Jumping to a conclusion causes the speaker to feel nervous because he or she feels obligated to expand on his or her basic message.

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Definitions:

Learned Behaviors

Actions or reactions acquired through experience or conditioning, which do not rely on innate or inborn instincts.

Phobias

Excessive and irrational fears of specific objects, situations, or activities that lead to avoidance behavior.

Free Will

The philosophical doctrine that humans have the capacity to make choices free from certain kinds of constraints.

Reciprocal Determinants

Factors that mutually influence each other, as in the interplay between an individual's behavior, personal factors, and environment.