Question

Jim’s professors think he is always listening to their lectures because of his eye contact, nods, and note-taking on his laptop. In reality, Jim is using class time to update his fitness blog, Jim at the Gym. What poor listening habit is Jim guilty of?

Answer 1

Answer: Pseudo-listening

Explanation: Pseudo-listening is a non listening technique where a person is ignoring the speaker or the person talking to him or her by getting his or her self involved in other activities but acting as if he is listening.

People make use of different techniques to carry out Pseudo-listening such as the use of EYE CONTACT, NODS, NOTE-TAKING etc. All these techniques applied by a Pseudo-listener is to make the teacher or the other partner in the discussion believe that he or she is actually listening.

Answer 2

Answer:Pseudo-listening or faking attention

Explanation:Pseudo-listening is a type of poor listening habit of which a person pretends as if they are listening to the speaker while they are not really listening.

Their aim is to ensure that the listener cater to their own personal needs whilst they pretend as if they are listening to the speaker. Pseudo is a freak word which means not genuine.

Jim pretends like he is listening whilst he attends to his own personal needs of updating his blog.