Max is attempting to listen to his friend on the phone while watching a baseball game on television. This example illustrates the information-processing barrier of _____
a. receiver apprehension
b. shifting attention
c. processing rate
d. information overload
b
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Which of the following is an example of a tertiary source?
A) a television news report on corporation's earnings B) an encyclopedia article C) a corporation's annual report D) an eyewitness report of an accident
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Bart was disappointed when he realized he had an Asian Indian professor with a thick accent. Bart immediately assumed the instructor would not be a competent teacher. This is an example of how accents can
a. lead to discrimination. b. confirm self-concepts. c. increase favorable perceptions. d. reduce stereotypical biases.
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