Question

Susan's professors think she is always listening to their lectures because of her eye contact, nods, and note-taking. In reality, Susan is using the class time to catch up on her other homework. Susan is guilty of:

A. filling in the gaps
B. pseudolistening
C. insulated listening
D. defensive listening
E. none of these

Answer 1

B

Step-by-step explanation:

Pseudo-listening is a type of non-listening that consists of appearing attentive in conversation while actually ignoring or only partially listening to the other speaker. The intent of pseudo-listening is not to listen, but to cater to some other personal need of the listener.