Susan's professors think she is always listening to their lectures because of her eye contact, nods, and note-taking. In reality, Susan is using the class time to catch up on her other homework. Susan is guilty of:

A. filling in the gaps

B. pseudolistening

C. insulated listening

D. defensive listening

E. none of these

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Rigoberto Cunningham

English

22 June, 07:37

Susan's professors think she is always listening to their lectures because of her eye contact, nods, and note-taking. In reality, Susan is using the class time to catch up on her other homework. Susan is guilty of:

A. filling in the gaps

B. pseudolistening

C. insulated listening

D. defensive listening

E. none of these

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Ryleigh Wilkins · Answer 1

B

Explanation:

Pseudo-listening is a type of non-listening that consists of appearing attentive in conversation while actually ignoring or only partially listening to the other speaker. The intent of pseudo-listening is not to listen, but to cater to some other personal need of the listener.