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Janet appears to be an attentive listener because she looks you in the eye, nods, and smiles while you talk; however, the show of attention is a polite façade because her mind is somewhere else. Janet's behavior suggests that she is __________________.

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Janet's behavior suggests that she is a pseudolistener.

Step-by-step explanation:

Pseudo listening, as the name suggests, is composed of the word pseudo (from Greek: not real or genuine) plus listening; therefore, when someone is pseudo-listening they present characteristics that they are minding what the speaker's saying, just like Janet did, but in fact they’re pretending, ignoring or only partially listening.

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