David had his laptop open,was working on a paper and checking out his favorite set of websites. All of a sudden his phone rings and it is his mother. So,during the conversation with his mother,he answers by saying,"ummm hmmm," "yeah," "sure," "ummm hmmm" all because he was really focused on the websites open on his laptop. David is engaged in
A)pseudolistening
B)monopolizing
C)selective listening
D)defensive listening
E)literal listening

Question

David had his laptop open,was working on a paper and checking out his favorite set of websites. All of a sudden his phone rings and it is his mother. So,during the conversation with his mother,he answers by saying,"ummm hmmm," "yeah," "sure," "ummm hmmm" all because he was really focused on the websites open on his laptop. David is engaged in 
A)pseudolistening
B)monopolizing
C)selective listening
D)defensive listening
E)literal listening

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

David is not actively listening to his mother and is instead just providing occasional verbal cues to make it seem like he is listening while he is actually focused on something else. This is known as pseudolistening.

David Had His Laptop Open,was Working on a Paper and Checking