Culture influences listening in a variety of ways. According to your textbook, contributing to listening difficulties are cultural differences in language and speech, nonverbal behaviors, and __________.

Bo is having a hard time concentrating on what a speaker is saying

The speaker, a man with a beard and ponytail, wearing sandals, is addressing City Council on the issue of whether the city should decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana. Based on what you know about the speaker and the topic, Bo might be suffering from what kind of listening problem? A) The tendency to stereotype B) A short attention span C) The passivity syndrome D) Mental games

Which view of communication recognizes that all participants are simultaneously interpreting multiple messages at all moments?

A) communication as transaction B) communication as action C) communication as interaction D) communication as contextual