Seinfeld—Marine Biologist Video

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. When "marine biologist" George first begins his story and says, "Like an old man trying to send his soup back at a deli," his two male listeners turn their heads and look at each other quizzically. In this instance, their listening was ___________.

cognitive correct incorrect

affective correct incorrect

behavioral correct incorrect

cultural correct incorrect

receptive correct incorrect

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. As the story went on, all three listeners showed interest nonverbally, encouraging George with head nods, facial expressions, and eye contact. They were ________.

distracting, hoping to encourage more detail correct incorrect

being transactive, ensuring that meaning making was reciprocal correct incorrect

culturally benign, not wanting to influence the direction of the story correct incorrect

expending energy to get the most out of the tale correct incorrect

focusing their attention on the details, wanting to get at George’s point correct incorrect

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. Because they want to hear how George saved the whale, Jerry, the man in the striped shirt, Kramer, the man in the brown jacket, and Elaine, the woman, are engaged in what type of listening?

Informative correct incorrect

Appreciative correct incorrect

Relational correct incorrect

Critical correct incorrect

Discriminative correct incorrect

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. When George gets to the part of the story where he is tossed by a giant tidal wave and comes face-to-face with the whale's blow hole, Elaine offers a gasp, an action consistent with which element of the HURIER model of effective listening?

Understanding correct incorrect

Commenting correct incorrect

Interpreting correct incorrect

Evaluating correct incorrect

Responding correct incorrect

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. George knew his friends wanted to hear about the events surrounding his whale rescue, but he dressed his story up in metaphor, simile, and other dramatic and entertaining linguistic devices because he knew that their listening was as much __________ as it was _______.

informative; critical correct incorrect

critical; informative correct incorrect

appreciative; informative correct incorrect

critical; appreciative correct incorrect

discriminative; critical correct incorrect