You are sitting in an evening class. Your teacher says, "If we get through this material early, we can go home a little early." You call your roommate to say you'll be home sooner than usual. You engaged in
A) defensive listening
B) pseudolistening
C) confrontational listening
D) literal listening
E) selective listening

Question

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Selective listening is the act of paying attention to only certain parts of a conversation or message, while ignoring the rest. In this case, the listener is only paying attention to the part of the message that is relevant to them, which is the possibility of going home early.

You Are Sitting in an Evening Class