Ivan is attending a union meeting in which the union president is discussing the company's plan to decrease wages in exchange for an increase in vacation time. as ivan listens, he is trying to determine whether or not to vote for the plan. according to your textbook, ivan is engaged in listening.

According to your textbook, ivan is engaged in "critical" listening.

Critical listening is a type of listening that if for the most part not said, since it includes investigation, basic reasoning and judgment. Making judgments amid listening is frequently considered as an obstruction to comprehend a man, and there's a great deal of truth in that.  

In any case, Critical listening happens when despite everything you need to comprehend what the other individual is stating, yet in addition have some reason or obligation to assess what is being said to you and how it is being said.

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