Concept from Chapter 6

All the concepts this week were very interesting, so it was hard to choose just one. However, I decided on selective listening because I think it is really relevant, particularly as a student. Selective listening happens when we zone in on certain parts of communication. It is hard to not engage in selective listening because there are so many things going on around us. Therefore, it is only natural that we pay attention to things that are relevant to us. I think as students, we are almost trained to be selective listeners because lectures provide so much information. When we take notes, we tune in to important parts because we cannot write down everything. We scan the information and note which ones are the most valid and valuable to future exams and reviews. The downside to selective listening is missing important information that we might have filtered out. It is hard to try to overcome this because we are always bombarded with more information that we can process and handle. When we are driving, we pay attention to the road, but certain words on the radio might catch our attention. When we are in class, we are furiously trying to write down everything the teacher says, so our ears pick up on key words we are looking out for.