Ava is not confident about giving speeches. Though she works hard on her speech, by the time she sits down she knows she did not give the speech she had planned. When she meets with her professor to listen to feedback, Ava focuses on the critical comments, such as that she used too many vocal fillers and she forgot to state her thesis. However, Ava does not pay much attention to her professor's positive comments on her research and closure. Because of her preconceived notions about her speech, Ava is engaging in what poor listening habit?

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Ava is engaging in selective attention by focusing only on the negative feedback and ignoring the positive comments, which aligns with her preconceived notions about her performance.

Ava Is Not Confident About Giving Speeches