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kondaur [170]
3 years ago
9

David had his laptop open, was working on a paper and checking out his favorite set of websites. All of a sudden, his phone ring

s and it is his mother. So, during the conversation with his mother, he answers by saying, "ummm hmmm," "yeah," "sure," "ummm hmmm" all because he was really focused on the websites open on his laptop. David is engaged in _____________. a) pseudo listening b) monopolizing c) selective listening d) defensive listening e) literal listening
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1 answer:
dezoksy [38]3 years ago
8 0

Answer:

a) pseudo listening

Explanation:

Pseudo listening -

It is basically a non - listening type , which is like , looking attentive about the conversation , but actually ignoring or partially listening to the words of the speaker .

It is a very casual way of ignoring to someone , or acting in a way to avoid the speaker .

Hence , from the question , David , with conversation with his mother , replies with hmm , hmm , in order to avoid his mother's words .

Therefore , the correct answer is a) pseudo listening .

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