Midge is having a hard time concentrating on what a speaker is saying. The speaker,

a burly man with a beard wearing a camouflage cap, is addressing City Council on the
issue of whether the city should allow an urban deer hunt.

Based on what you know about
the speaker and the topic, Midge might be suffering from what kind of listening problem?
A) The tendency to stereotype
B) A short attention span
C) The passivity syndrome
D) Mental games


A

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