According to Dr. Pamela Cooper, why is active listening so difficult?
A)Because there are too many distractions in the workplace.
B)Because we are capable of holding only two things in our minds at one time.
C)Because we can process words at 400 words per minute, but we only speak at 125 words per minute, meaning that our brains can be easily distracted during the lag time.
D)Because our brains are designed for visual stimuli rather than auditory, meaning that our auditory centres fatigue easily.
E)Because our culture values talking more than listening, so we tend not to listen effectively.

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C) It takes effort to maintain concentration on what we are listening to because of the lag time between conveying information and our ability to process it.