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 go 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 of nonlistening.

Answer 1

Answer: Selective listening

Explanation:

Selective listening is defined as the phenomena in which filtration of information takes place towards the information that is being heard as per the person's ideas or opinion.

People tend to hear or pay attention to the information which they want and remove other facts that is not similar to listener's opinion.

According to the question, selective listening is displayed through the situation of Deena as she mostly avoid her parents communication but becomes attentive toward cloth of novel shopping talks because she in interested in it.