Which of the following questions would help you determine if you have a defensive listening habit?

a. Do you pay more attention to the way other people look or how they speak rather than what they say?
b. Do you fake attention or pretend to listen when your mind is elsewhere, you're bored, or you think it pleases the speaker?
c. Do you interrupt others while they're speaking?
d. If you don't like or agree with someone, do you avoid listening or look for faults in what that person says?
e. Do you feel threatened or humiliated by critical remarks from others?


e

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