I believe the answer is: Depth listening
Depth listening refers to a form of listening where the one who receive the message pay a lot of attention to find the underlying meaning of the message. From the example above, you relize that the underlying meaning of devin's question is to seek acceptance, and you deliver an answer to address that need.
Answer: Parallel processing
Explanation: Parallel processing is the brain's ability to process or do many things (perform alot of task) at the same time. A typical example is when you see a person, first you see the color of the skin, the height, shape of the body or face (eyes, nose, ear mouth, jawlines); you brain process this information at the same time and it instantly recognizes the person to be either a family member, a friend, a total stranger etc.
