Question

On the first day of class in the middle of your professor's lecture, the projector begins to flicker. Your professor fixes the problem and continues with the lecture, but a few minutes later, it happens again and you find it hard to concentrate on the rest of the lecture. The listening problem you are experiencing is _____.

Answer 1

The listening problem is Situational distraction

Step-by-step explanation:

Situational distraction occurs when a person's ability to focus or pay attention to something is distracted, it leads to reduction of reception of the information being passed.

In this case when the projector flickered the second time it led to a situational distraction because my mind has been occupied with the possibility that the projector flicker will fail again. When a Situation like this occurs, it leads to a situational reduced or distracted attention which was what happened to the me in the class

Answer 2

The listening problem you are experiencing is situational distraction

Step-by-step explanation:

Anything that changes or digress the focus of a person or group of people from a particular subject and thereby reducing the reception of desired information is regarded as distraction.

Though, the professor fixed the projector for the second time; but because one's mind has been occupied with the situation and/or thought that the projector would fluctuate again, that's why it's difficult to get focused.

The above description refers to situational distraction.