Forms Of Non-Listening Analysis
Forms of Non-Listening
Janida Smith
Everest University Online
1. Form of non-listening – Pseudolistening:
Pseudolistening is pretending to listen, which is an ineffective way to communicate. When you pseudolisten, you leave the conversation with no information. There are numerous reasons why people pseudiolisten. They may be bored, lazy or not interested in the conversation (Wood, 2013). I find that I have a tendency to pseudolisten when the topic of conversation is not interesting. If the conversation does not attract my attention, my mind begins to wander and I start thinking of things that I need done and or place I need to go.
a. Situation: I am in a restaurant with a couple and they seated at the table next me. The …show more content…
Situation: My son and his cousins are arguing over the remote.
b. Observed behavior: My and nephew are in my room and one wants to watch Disney channel and the other want to watch basketball. They time yelling that each other and became loud I tuned them out and tell them work it out until I heard one of them say they hate the other and I checked him and took the remote.
4. Form of non-listening – Defensive listening:
Defensive listening occurs when one person questions another and the person being question feels like they are under attack and feels the need to defend themselves (Wood, 2013).
a. Situation: It is a Sunday evening and there is a women in her driveway talking to make seems to be her husband, who is walking to his car.
b. Observed behavior: The behavior I observed was the wife asking her husband where he was going and what time he would be home. She was very soft spoken. I sensed concern yet kindness in the way she spoke. Her husband reacted defensively by yelling at his wife about how it was none of her business and to go in the house.
5. Form of non-listening – Literal listening:
a. Situation: I drop my dauther off to her father on occasions and I asked him to pick her up so i can do some running around the next
Janida Smith
Everest University Online
1. Form of non-listening – Pseudolistening:
Pseudolistening is pretending to listen, which is an ineffective way to communicate. When you pseudolisten, you leave the conversation with no information. There are numerous reasons why people pseudiolisten. They may be bored, lazy or not interested in the conversation (Wood, 2013). I find that I have a tendency to pseudolisten when the topic of conversation is not interesting. If the conversation does not attract my attention, my mind begins to wander and I start thinking of things that I need done and or place I need to go.
a. Situation: I am in a restaurant with a couple and they seated at the table next me. The …show more content…
Situation: My son and his cousins are arguing over the remote.
b. Observed behavior: My and nephew are in my room and one wants to watch Disney channel and the other want to watch basketball. They time yelling that each other and became loud I tuned them out and tell them work it out until I heard one of them say they hate the other and I checked him and took the remote.
4. Form of non-listening – Defensive listening:
Defensive listening occurs when one person questions another and the person being question feels like they are under attack and feels the need to defend themselves (Wood, 2013).
a. Situation: It is a Sunday evening and there is a women in her driveway talking to make seems to be her husband, who is walking to his car.
b. Observed behavior: The behavior I observed was the wife asking her husband where he was going and what time he would be home. She was very soft spoken. I sensed concern yet kindness in the way she spoke. Her husband reacted defensively by yelling at his wife about how it was none of her business and to go in the house.
5. Form of non-listening – Literal listening:
a. Situation: I drop my dauther off to her father on occasions and I asked him to pick her up so i can do some running around the next