Joe's girlfriend Mariah's dog has just died. That evening, while Joe listens to her talk about the dog, he remembers when he lost his own cat three years prior, and he becomes sad as well. He conveys to Mariah that he truly understands her grief. Joe is employing what type of listening?

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Joe is employing empathic listening, which involves understanding and sharing the feelings of another person, as demonstrated by his ability to relate Mariah's current grief to his own past experience and genuinely understand her feelings.

Joe's Girlfriend Mariah's Dog Has Just Died