This listening technique involves systematically putting aside thoughts that aren't relevant to the information at hand. This is especially helping for people whose minds tend to wander.
What is mental bracketing?
100
This purpose involves working to accurately interpret and store the information that is being presented.
What is listening to comprehend?
100
These are the words and phrases that have meaning to a particular relationship, such as pet names or private phrases with special meaning.
What are personal idioms?
100
This is a nonverbal code that represents the way you use time to communicate in interpersonal encounters.
What is chronemics?
100
A tendency to share more personal information openly and directly during online interactions than in person.
What is online disinhinbition?
200
This listening technique shows the other person that they were paying attention by summarizing others' comments after they have finished.
What is paraphrasing?
200
This purpose involves providing comfort to a conversational partner. Think Paula Abdul on American Idol.
What is listening to support?
200
These are language variations unique to particular regions or groups; they may include differences in vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation.
What are dialects?
200
This is a nonverbal code for communication through physical distance. Think...proximity...
What are proxemics?
200
Inappropriately aggressive online massages that wouldn't be conveyed in person.
What is flaming?
300
This kind of listening involves taking in only bits and pieces of information (those that are immediately salient) during an encounter, and dismissing the rest.
What is selective listening?
300
This listening purpose involves carefully evaluating the message you're receiving and judging it. Think Simon on American Idol.
What is listening to analyze?
300
This act consists of assigning words to represent people, objects, places, and ideas.
What is naming?
300
These are verbal characteristics we use to communicate nonverbal messages, such as volume, pitch, rate, voice quality, vocalized sounds, and silence.
What are vocalics?
300
This is the degree to which particular sensory data or communication attracts attention.
What is salience.
Who controls salience?
400
This unethical act involves behaving as if you're paying attention though you're really not.
What is pseudo-listening?
400
The goal of this listening purpose is to simply enjoy the sounds and sights you are experiencing.
What is listening to appreciate.
400
This is a nonverbal code that represents massages communicated in visible body movements, such as facial expressions, posture, body movements, gestures, and eye contact.
What is kinesics?
400
This is the intentional or unintentional nonverbal behavior that reveals real or pretended emotions, such as a frown, a choked sob, or a smile intended to disguise fear.
What is an affect display?
400
A cultural orientation toward time, viewing it loosely and fluidly and valuing human relationships over strict schedules. In Mexico, punctuality may be sacrificed for some good conversation.
What is P-time?
500
People who engage in this type of listening attend to what others say solely to find an opportunity to attack their conversational partners.
What is aggressive listening?
500
The focus of this listening purpose is on distinguishing specific sounds from each other. For example, if you think your partner is mad, you might listen for the sound of their voice.
What is listening to discern?
500
This is a response to a conflict in which one person uses accusations that have very little to do with the disagreement at hand.
Example: you and your spouse are arguing about finances, and you bring up the messy garage the he was supposed to clean.
What is kitchen-sinking?
500
This is the ability to practice and demonstrate acceptance and respect toward other cultures' beliefs, values, and customs. This is the opposite of ethnocentrism.
What is world-mindedness?
500
This is a cultural orientation toward time that valves careful scheduling and time management. United States--appointments are important.