Question

When the listener punctuates their listening with smiles, head nodding and verbalizations like "yeah," "uh-huh," this behavior is called __________?

Answer 1

yeah

d

a

d

d

y

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

Answer: it's called backchanneling.

Backchannel responses from the listener are intended to express reassurance, understanding and/or reduce anxiety in an one-way conversation. After the speaker has finished talking you indicate with this type of expressions( nodding, saying 'yeah','uh-huh') how you evaluated the message.