Claude knows that his grandfather likes to go on at length about his childhood. Claude decides to engage in pseudolistening to pass the time in conversation. You would expect Claude to ______.
A) pretend to listen to his grandfather's stories
B) try to catch his grandfather in a lie and discredit him
C) interrupt his stories to guess the endings
D) listen to some parts of his grandfather's stories but not others

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Pseudolistening involves pretending to listen without actually paying attention to the content of what is being said. Claude's decision to engage in pseudolistening means he would appear to be attentive to his grandfather's stories without genuinely listening or engaging with them.

Claude Knows That His Grandfather Likes to Go on at Length