_______ is the process of receiving, constructing meaning from, and responding to spoken and/or nonverbal messages.

a. Concentrating
b. Listening
c. Hearing
d. Hearkening


b. Listening
People sometimes make the mistake of thinking listening and hearing are the same, but they are not. Hearing is a physiological process. Listening is the process of receiving, constructing meaning from, and responding to spoken and/or nonverbal messages.

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