Question

Betty is an attentive listener and remembers others' conversations in detail. When she gets into a fight with her friend Nelson, she uses details from his earlier conversations to blackmail him and his family. Which of the following poor listening habits does Betty's behavior illustrate?

Answer 1

Ambushing.

Step-by-step explanation:

Betty blackmailing Nelson and his family is a poor listening habit because she uses the information she heard to her advantage. People who tend to ambush usually listens very carefully so that they collect information, like Betty, to use it against the other person (in this case, Nelson). These people are constantly looking to ambush and trap the other person, usually to prove or support a strong personal belief of their own. In this exercise, Betty does it to ambush and blackmail Nelson and his family.