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When Robert says to Nathan that he is having a difficult time with his girlfriend, Nathan's first response is launch into an extended description of the problems he is having with his girlfriend. By doing so, Nathan is engaging in a faulty listening practice known as:

a.

disconfirmation

b.

pseudolistening

c.

relational immunity

d.

paraphrasing

e.

monopolizing

____ 21.   Meghan is mad at her boyfriend because she suspects that he went out drinking last night instead of studying. She decides to ask him how his studying went. When he cannot answer her questions, she will let him have it. Meghan's strategy is an example of:

a.

critical listening

b.

literal listening

c.

selective listening

d.

ambushing

e.

mindfulness

a.

disconfirmation

b.

pseudolistening

c.

relational immunity

d.

paraphrasing

e.

monopolizing

Explanation / Answer

20. The answer is Option E. This case represents the phenomena of monopolising wherein an individual focuses the conversation to himself or herself, without paying adequate heed to the other individual.

21. The answer is Option D. This case represents a case of ambushing as the listener chooses to focus selectively on certain parts of the message only, which she can use to attack the other.

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