You are most likely to listen best when select one:
a. you are worried.
b. you believe the speaker's message does not concern you.
c. you are distracted by a project that is due the next day.
d. you believe the speaker is saying something you can relate to.

Because of the housing bubble, many houses are now selling for much less than their selling price just two to three years ago. there is evidence that homeowners with virtually identical houses tend to ask for more if they paid more for the house. what fallacy are they making?

Dr. robbins wants to know if there are different opinions regarding the value of public school education between native americans who have at least one relative who attended indian boarding school and native americans who have no family experience with indian boarding school. dr. robbins contacts 35 native american participants in each group. he wants each group to include younger as well as older adults, and a mix of male and female participants. he asks each person to complete a survey about their attitudes toward public education. the design of this study is:

People are willing to pay more for a diamond than for a bottle of water because