Exam 7: Listening and Responding

Which of the following listening styles requires the most attuned critical listening skills?

Penelope's friend is taking forever to explain what she did the night before. Penelope pulls out her phone to check her mail as her friend rambles on so that the time is not completely wasted. This is an example of which of the following listening styles?

After listening to the first few minutes of the professor's lecture, Carlos decided he wasn't going to learn anything new since he never learning anything from this professor and worked on homework from another class instead. Which poor listening habit does this demonstrate?

A ________-oriented listener does not like to go over complex details but prefers ideas presented in a brief, concise fashion.

Scholars agree that women are better listeners than men.

Listening is the process of receiving, constructing meaning from, and responding to spoken and/or nonverbal messages.

Effective listening with teenagers involves asking as many questions as possible to validate their identity.

Describe the ways that you can improve your listening skills and provide an example of each.

Antoinette goes over to her boyfriend's house to celebrate getting a promotion at work. But when her boyfriend opens the door, he immediately launches into how awful his day has been. Which listening barrier may impede their conversation?

When Kiera tells her parents that she is failing physics, they feel disappointed but respond with support by offering to pay for a tutor. Their disappointment is an example of what part of the listening stage?

When one focuses more on the content of the message than on the person delivering it and want to do something with the message, they are reflecting the ________ listening style.

As the text relates, experts estimate that college students spend about half of their time in interpersonal listening and the other half in ____ listening.

Time-oriented listening styles prefer lengthy speeches.

Boredom and preoccupation are examples of common _____ barriers.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of mindful listening?

Paulette can barely hear what the other people at the table are saying because the restaurant is so noisy. The noise is an example of a _____ barrier.

Kelly noticed that while Michael barely talked to his co-workers, whenever the manager came into the office Michael sat up straighter and looked the manager directly in the eye as he talked at length about the project he was working on. This demonstrates how ____ status plays a role in listening.

Benedict is much more interested in hearing about his friends' adventures over break than talking about what he did. This is an example of which of the following listening styles?

Informational listening skills are especially useful for the _____-oriented listening style which requires attention to content.

Hearing loss is a type of physiological barrier to listening.