Your roommate gives the appearance of listening to you, but you can tell from her responses that her mind is elsewhere. You could call her listening style in this instance

a. stage hogging.
b. insulated listening.
c. pseudolistening.
d. defensive listening.
e. ambushing.


Answer: c

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