Information processing rate can be a barrier to listening because
A) people are normally capable of processing information faster than most speakers speak.
B) people are hardly ever capable of processing information as fast as most speakers speak.
C) there is such a wide variety of processing abilities among people that no matter how fast or slow you speak,it will not be appropriate.
D) recent research shows that there is little connection between speaker rate and listening effectiveness.

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People's ability to process information is generally faster than the rate at which most speakers speak. This can cause a barrier to effective listening as the listener's mind may wander or become distracted due to processing information at a faster rate than the speaker is delivering it.

Information Processing Rate Can Be a Barrier to Listening Because