Question

While visiting her parents on a break from school, Deena doesn't pay attention to much of what they say. She lets much of their communication just come in one ear and out the other without her ever listening. However, when her mother mentions going shopping to get some new clothes and good novels for Deena to take back to school, Deena listens attentively. This is an example of __________, one form on nonlistening.

a. Defensive listening.
b. Literal listening.
c. Selective listening.
d. Ambushing
e. Pseudolistening.

Answer 1

The correct answer is c. Selective listening.

Step-by-step explanation:

Selective listening happens when the person is ignoring what he/she is listening until something that's interesting is mentioned. That's why it's called selective because the person automatically selects the topics that they want to hear about and ignores the rest of the conversation.