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| the active process of receiving, constructing meaning from, and responding to spoken and/or nonverbal messages. It involves the ability to retain information, as well as to react empathically and/or appreciatively to spoken and/or non-verbal messages |
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| the sustained focus we give to stimuli we deem important |
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| the instinctive focus we give to stimuli signaling a change in our surroundings, stimuli that we deem important, or stimuli that we perceive to signal danger |
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| the part of our consciousness that interprets and assigns meaning to stimuli we pay attention to |
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| a temporary storage place for information |
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| our permanent storage place for information including but not limited to past experiences; language; values; knowledge; images of people; memories of sights, sounds, and smells; and even fantasies |
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| organizational "filing systems" for thoughts held in long-term memory |
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| involved listening with a purpose |
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| listening with a purpose and attempting to understand the other person |
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| listening that challenges the speaker's message by evaluating its accuracy, meaningfulness, and utility |
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| situations involving relaxing, fun, or emotionally stimulating information |
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| analyzing the speaker, the situation, and the speaker's ideas to make critical judgments about the message being presented |
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| observations based on something that you personally have sensed |
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| second-person observation |
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| a report of what another person observed |
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| the extent to which the speaker is perceived as competent to make the claims he or she is making |
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| the ability to listen to, mentally process, and recall lecture information |
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| verbal or nonverbal signals that stress points or indicate transitions between ideas during a lecture |
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| the ability to recognize when information is needed and to locate, evaluate, and effectively use the information needed |
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| typographic symbols showing emotional meaning |
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| the act of receiving sound |
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