Exam 8: Listening

Prompting is a more passive listening style than advising​

Since all judging listening responses are negative, we should avoid them at all cost.

Factual information paraphrasing focuses on the ideas a speaker has expressed.

Insulated listeners respond only to the parts of your remarks that interest them.

Your roommate gives the appearance of listening to you, but you can tell from her responses that her mind is elsewhere.You could call her listening style in this instance

Selective listening is a reasonable thing to do when screening commercials and keeping an ear out for the weather report.

During careful listening, your heart rate will quicken and your body temperature will rise.

"So you're hoping she'll call, but you're not sure what you'll say if she does?"

When you give careful and thoughtful attention and responses to the messages you receive you are listening

There are five elements in the listening process.Discuss each with a full and detailed explanation.

"Sure it's unfair.But you shouldn't let that stop you.Life is unfair, so you're crazy to let it bother you." This statement is what type of response?

"Sure it's discouraging now, but it will be over soon, right?"

Analyzing can be one way to help a speaker consider alternative meanings.

While an important factor in making relationships work, listening is still less important than speaking.

Mindless listening can be potentially valuable.

All of the following are reasons why it's impossible to listen well all the time except

According to a study of college students and their communication activities, over 20 percent of their communication time was spent