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

question 14

Multiple Choice

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

• A) Our mental concentration on the communication symbols that our senses can detect varies from moment to moment.
• B) It is a fact that every person has the same ability to sense words.
• C) How well we sense the words around us is determined by how often we use back-channeling.
• D) Typically, a person's mental concentration consistently blocks out all sounds.
• E) It is universally known that we all hear equally well.

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