Power in group communication settings is defined as “the ability to influence others.”

In the digital world, interconnection of information and communication technologies is known as __________.

The study of persuasion focuses almost exclusively on verbal messages.

Relationship listening is defined as listening to understand information and ideas.

Deshawn is having trouble listening effectively in his advanced philosophy course. Usually, he listens well in class, but the professor, in this case, is so full of information and he presents such complicated ideas that Deshawn has difficulty following and retaining the lecture. Deshawn is experiencing a listening obstacle known as __________.

“A form of evidence that uses numbers to summarize a great many individual cases or to demonstrate relationships between phenomena” is known as statistics.

Compared to media, institutions such as church, family, and schools used to be more powerful social influences than they are today.

Hierarchical language is best illustrated by which of the following?

The ability of a person to engender belief in what he or she says or does is known ___ .

The concept of the digital divide refers to the fact that ___ .