An instructor watched the reactions of various students while she lectured on a topic.One student was doodling,another was text messaging on his cell phone,and another looked as if she was making out her grocery list.Why were these people having a hard time paying attention?
A)Students do not have to achieve active listening skills in order to make good grades.
B)There is a significant gap between the rate at which people listen and the rate at which they think.
C)Today's students actually multitask in a way that makes listening less important.
D)Today's students communicate digitally rather than verbally.

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The gap between the rate at which people listen and think can lead to distractions, as the mind may wander when it processes information faster than it is received.

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