Listening 101
Hearing does not imply _______________________.
Understanding
Which type of memory is used to recall information for a brief period of time?
Immediate Memory
What is defined as an active process of becoming aware of and understanding one’s environment that is unique to the individual and is strongly influenced by communication?
Perception
What is defined as the spreading of idea, information, or rumor for the purpose of helping or injuring a cause?
Propaganda
The use of peer pressure to convince you to purchase a product is an example of which propaganda technique?
Bandwagon
Immediately after the average person hears someone speak, he or she only remembers _____ of what was said.
Half or 50%
What are the three types of memory?
Immediate, Short-term, Long-term
What do we call the tendency to group similar elements due to nearness
Proximity
Which propaganda technique uses ordinary people to sell a product or an idea?
Plain Folk
What is defined as the physical process of received sound?
Hearing
What is the complex mental process that involves decoding the symbolic message received.
Understanding
Which of the following is an example of a barrier to effective listening and is considered a type of semantic noise?
Idioms
What do we call the idea that believing something is true will make it come true when it otherwise would not?
Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
If a July car sale advertisement appeared in a newspaper with an American flag background, which propaganda technique would it be an example of?
Transfer
What is the act of filling in what’s not there (almost like connecting the dots)?
Closure
What is it called when you tell yourself what the speaker is saying?
Self-talk
During which type of listening do you pick up and attend to less stimuli because you aren’t paying attention?
Passive Listening
What are the three steps of the perception process?
Select sensory cues, Organize selected cues, Interpret the cues
Starbucks is so successful at branding that they can simply use their logo--a symbol--on advertisements instead of their name. Which propaganda technique explains this?
Repition
We place sensory cues into a familiar ___________ to recognize what we are sensing.
Pattern
What kinds of interview questions are meant to test how you handle pressure and your creativity? (Hint: Google uses them)
Brainteaser questions
The average person speaks at a rate of _____ - _____ words per minute
125-175 words per minute
What is the name of the phenomenon defined as when we attribute positive explanations for our behavior and less positive explanations for the behavior of others?
The Fundamental Attribution Error
Identify the propaganda technique or techniques being used in the following scenario:
Taylor Swift does a commercial where she is interviewing regular people passing by on the streets of New York to ask them what they think of KSI's new hit single, advertising their upcoming collaboration.
Testimonial and Plain Folk Propaganda
We talked through several examples of a Self-Fulfilling Prophecy in class. Give me an example and explain what makes it a self-fulfilling prophecy. (Be SUPER specific)
1) Star Wars bc Anakin's belief in the death of his wife caused it to happen when otherwise it would not have.
2) Harry Potter bc Voldemort's belief in the prophecy that foretold his downfall caused it to come true.
3) A student's belief that they would fail a test could cause it to happen when otherwise it would not.
4) Other examples could be correct provided they follow the patterns listed above