Question

Devon is president of the minority student organization. he is listening to the dean of students present her plan for a new multicultural center so he can decide whether or not to support the plan. according to your textbook, devon is engaged in _________ listening.

Answer 1

The correct answer is critical listening.

Critical listening refers to a form of listening, where an individual listens to someone while analyzing what is being said and evaluating they information they hear. In this instance, Devon is engaged in critical listening in order to decide whether or not he should support the dean of students' plan for a new multicultural center. 

Answer 2

Devon is engaged in "critical" listening.

Critical listening abilities go a long way ahead of simply hearing a speaker's message. They include breaking down the data in a discourse and settling on imperative choices about truth, genuineness and pertinence. Critical listening happens when regardless you need to comprehend what the other individual is stating, yet in addition have reasons or duty to assess what is being said to you and how it is being said. For instance, if there's a forthcoming election and you have to choose who to vote in favor of, you most likely utilize some type of critical listening when you watch a broadcast about that.