Pseudo Listening Analysis

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Type Of listening: Pseudo-Listening Definition and Discussion: Pseudolisten- To pretend to listen by nodding our heads, looking at the speaker, smiling at the appropriate times, or practicing other kinds of attention feigning. Pseudo-listening is a type of non-listening that consists of appearing attentive and interested in conversation while actually ignoring or only partially listening to the other individual who is speaking. The intent of pseudo-listening is not to listen or understand the meaning or message the speaker is trying to convey, but to cater to some other personal need of the listener like, listening so the now speaker will pay attention and listen when the now listener has a story to tell. This kind of Listening is really …show more content…

Background Information/Meaningful data: Our mutual bedtimes are usually 11 pm to 11:30 pm and this was well after so both of us were both extremely exhausted but still trying to talk as we missed each other very much. Joshua had me on speaker and I was laying in bed watching “American Horror Story” and not really paying attention as an extremely scary part came on the show. Scenario Description: Joshua was discussing with me the extremely difficult nature of his accounting class and how he was struggling to keep up with the first year teacher, who wasn’t very great at explaining what the concepts of the class were to her students. This was the information I learned later on because as he was communicating all of this to me I was watching a killer clown put on a show for the children he had kidnapped. Meaning I wasn’t listening to a word Joshua was saying because the Netflix had grabbed my attention. As he was explaining his troubles I was freaking out over the scary clown running around on screen. I shouted and he responded with “What?! What’s wrong? Is it something I said?” Realizing what had occurred I had to sadly explain to him that I wasn’t listening to his troubles, which I believe really hurt his

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