Lucas was so focused on his knitting that at first he didn’t hear his mother asking him about his day. “Oh, it was good,” he said a few seconds later. Lucas is suffering from ______.

a. message overload
b. selective listening
c. conversational narcissism
d. the listening gap

d. the listening gap

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A) be interested, understand, and remember. B) listen, learn, and apply. C) hear, understand, and connect. D) think, remember, and ponder.

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Which terms describe how publicists are depicted in movies and on television?

a. reputable and determined b. powerful and unethical c. charming and honest d. diligent and principled

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