Question

What does it mean to say that active listening is an attitude?

Answer 1

It means you choose weather to listen or not when you choose to actively listen it means you show that you have a want to listen is where the attitude comes in

Answer 2

Active listening is very important part of communication.  Active listening is an attitude because you can have positive attitude towards active listening , you must want to hear what the other has to say and chose to practice "active listening." It is an attitude because you make a conscious effort to hear what the another person is saying.