Walking through a crowded sports event with thousands of people talking and picking up on a conversation about your favorite hobby, fishing, when someone in the crowd mentions a fishing boat is an example of
A) pseudolistening.
B) empathetic listening.
C) discerning intent.
D) scanning and choosing.

Question

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Scanning and choosing involves quickly searching for and selecting specific information from a larger pool of data. In this scenario, the person is scanning the conversation for any mention of fishing boats and choosing to focus on that particular topic.

Walking Through a Crowded Sports Event with Thousands of People