Kinds of Listening Flashcards
Appreciative
Listening for aesthetic enjoyment of sound
Active
Listening as a willing ace of attending to
Interpreting with an open mind
Comprehensive
Listening to learn
Critical
Listening to make decisions
Defensive
Listening to discover arguments for oneself and against
Dichotic
Listening to two things at once
Discriminative
Listening to distinguish the significance of one sound from another
Empathic/Empathetic
Listening to put yourself in another person’s place to understand
Not necessarily agree with what’s being said and why
Reflective/Responsive
Listening to paraphrase, summarize, and clarify a message
Selective
Listening only to what one wants to hear
Therapeutic
Listening to help someone talk through a problem