According to your text, status refers to ______.

When the audience has clearly decided before you even begin to speak that you will have nothing useful to say, the listening barrier you need to overcome is

A) information overload. B) personal concerns. C) prejudice. D) redundancy.

An operational definition for “choking”:

a. when an athlete’s performance seems to be progressively deteriorating (page 310 left) b. when an athlete seems incapable of regaining control over performance on their own c. both a & b d. none of the above