Active Listening Reading Material

Poor Listening Habits Editing You hear only what you want to hear. Rehearsing You think about what you want to distinguish while the other person is speaking. Delving You focus on finding a hidden message, rather than existing to what the other person is saying. Daydreaming You let your header wander. Personalizing You relate everything the person is saying to your own life and every(prenominal)ow your thoughts to wander. Arguing You focus on finding something to judge or ridicule. Agreeing You nod your head to everything in order to avoid conflict.Switching You change the subject quickly, as soon as the person stops speaking. Barriers to Listening Type of Barrier Explanation and Example psychological disorder Physical Distractions All the stimuli in the environment that keep you from focusing on the message. Example loud music playing at a party. Mental Distractions The quicksilver(a) of the intelligence when it is supposed to be focusing on something. Example thinking about a lunch date while listening to a teacher. (Anybody flush toilet make out that you are not listening. Factual Distractions Focusing so intently on the details that you miss the main point. Example listening to all details of a conversation but forgetting the main idea. Semantic Distractions Over responding to an emotion-laden word or concept. Example not listening to a teacher when after she mentions Marxist theory. Perception of Others Status Devoting attention based on the social standing rank, or perceived value of another. Example not listening to a freshman in a group activity. Stereotypes Treating individuals as if they are the same as others in a given category.Example assuming all older the great unwashed have similar opinions. Sights and Sounds Letting appearances or voice qualities affect your listening. Example not listening to a person with a screechy voice. Yourself Egocentrics Excessive self-focus, or seeing yourself as the central concern in every conversation. Examp le redirecting conversations to your own problems. Defensiveness Acting threatened and feeling like you must defend whatnot have said or done. Example assuming others comments are veiled criticisms of you.Experiential Superiority Looking down on others as if their experience with life is not as good as yours. Example not listening to those with less experience. Personal Bias Letting your own predispositions, or strongly held beliefs, interfere with your superpower to interpret information correctly. Example assuming that people are generally truthful (or deceitful). Pseudo listening Pretending to listen but letting your mind or attention wander to something else. Example daydreaming while your professor is lecturing. (You appear to be listening).