Some may experience defensive listening as a barrier. They may think that the relative is attacking them or anyone they know that has had an abortion. They may also only selectively hear things based off of becoming defensive. My initial expectations would affect my listening. Due to not agreeing with the subject I might not listen well and want to express my own opinion about the matter. Depending on my mood I may not want to listen or respond at all to avoid a confrontation as well. Abortion is a rather touchy subject. I don’t think anyone is really credible enough to determine whether abortion is murder or not in all circumstances. This includes myself. In this particular situation I would base their credibility based off of my own personal opinions. I have an open mind about the subject, but I do not particularly agree with the statement. I think having an open mind would increase my listening skills, but in a case where someone gets defensive it would decrease listening. I would begin listening with a neutral attitude. I think it would influence my listening. However, due to not agreeing with the subject I may not always continue to have a positive attitude throughout the conversation and therefore my listening skills would decrease. To prevent these barriers I could not judge prematurely and talk less so that I fully understand what the relative is trying to say
Some may experience defensive listening as a barrier. They may think that the relative is attacking them or anyone they know that has had an abortion. They may also only selectively hear things based off of becoming defensive. My initial expectations would affect my listening. Due to not agreeing with the subject I might not listen well and want to express my own opinion about the matter. Depending on my mood I may not want to listen or respond at all to avoid a confrontation as well. Abortion is a rather touchy subject. I don’t think anyone is really credible enough to determine whether abortion is murder or not in all circumstances. This includes myself. In this particular situation I would base their credibility based off of my own personal opinions. I have an open mind about the subject, but I do not particularly agree with the statement. I think having an open mind would increase my listening skills, but in a case where someone gets defensive it would decrease listening. I would begin listening with a neutral attitude. I think it would influence my listening. However, due to not agreeing with the subject I may not always continue to have a positive attitude throughout the conversation and therefore my listening skills would decrease. To prevent these barriers I could not judge prematurely and talk less so that I fully understand what the relative is trying to say