DEFINITION----Selective listening: Involves focusing only on particualr parts of communication
QUESTION---Selective listening is effective because we focus on the most important parts of a message.
True or False
my only problem is the deffiniton says particular
while the question says most importan
im confused on that part
So I may not be correct, but I would say that the answer is False. I say that it is false because it is not an effective form of Communication. Selective listeningis when a person hears another but selects to not hear what is being said by choice or desire to hear some other message. This can take several forms and result in acting out in destructive ways. An example is to become passive aggressive by pretending to hear and agree to what was said when actually your intent is to NOT act on the message, but make the other person think you will. Another form is to act on what you wanted to hear instead of what was said. Continued selective listening is one of the best ways to destroy a relationship. Hope this helps. I would say false because you are focusing on selctive or particular things that you want to hear, or just happen to hear and rarley is it important.
THE ANSWER IS; False of course! :)
Selective listening DOES focus on the most important parts of a message, but it isn't always effective!
I can understand why you might feel confused. Let me clarify the difference between the definition of selective listening and the statement in the question.
Selective listening, as defined, involves focusing only on particular parts of communication. This means that when someone practices selective listening, they choose specific parts of a message to pay attention to, while ignoring or not fully processing other parts.
In the question, it states that selective listening is effective because we focus on the most important parts of a message. This statement implies that when we selectively listen, we prioritize and concentrate on the most crucial aspects of a communication.
So, to answer your question, if the question is asking whether selective listening is effective because we focus on the most important parts of a message, then the statement is true. However, it's important to note that selective listening does not necessarily guarantee that we will focus on the most important parts. It simply means we selectively choose which parts to focus on, which could be any parts we perceive as significant, not just the most important ones.