Gathering information requires a careful analysis of all the following except: 1) the ability to shift perspectives. 2) the amount of information you need. 3) the amount of time you have to locate the information. 4) the relevancy of the information.

1)The ability to shift perspectives.

Explanation: Gathering of information is the process in which the data is gathered in relevance with some topic or objective.The gathered data should have the characteristics like appropriate quantity of information,should be related with topic, relative time for gathering data activity, etc.

All the given options are correct except the ability for shifting the perspective .The perspective of the information cannot be changes as it would change the purpose of the data gathering.Thus only the option(1) is incorrect.

The answer is the first option (1). Gathering information requires a careful analysis of all the following except the ability to shift perspective.  

EXPLANATION:  

Gathering information is the process of acquiring, collecting, getting knowledge for any kind of resources, including printed books, society, surroundings, public places, television, social media, and many more. Gathering information is not only related to study or academic endeavors. Gathering information could be the time when an individual or someone is expressing the feelings or learning about love.  

Gathering information is not only about acquiring new information. When someone is looking through the old information he got before from a different perspective or new approach, it is also a process of gathering information. Gathering information also doesn’t require someone to acquire information to understand something. Gathering information includes someone who is learning to get understanding about something or just to gather data. Given that the focus is on the process of acquiring information, it is included in gathering information.  

During the process of gathering information someone is acquired to know the amount of information they need (option 2), the amount of time they have to locate the information (option 3), and the relevancy of the information they acquire (option 4). Thus, the answer to the question, the one which is not the requirement of gathering information is the ability to shift perspective.  

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Subject: Social Studies

Class: 10-12

Sub-chapter: Gathering information  

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productive most commonly means: achieving or producing a significant amount or result.

explanation:

productive can also mean:

these depend on how the word productive is used. most likely productive will mean   achieving or producing a significant amount or result.