Multiple choice softskills communication

Active listening is effective in all of the following situations except:

  1. To establish trust between people.

  2. When brainstorming ideas.

  3. As a way of trying to understanding the speaker's point of view.

  4. None of the above

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Active listening is effective for building trust (option A), during brainstorming (option B) to encourage participation, and for understanding the speaker's viewpoint (option C). Since it's effective in ALL these situations, the correct answer is 'None of the above' - meaning there's no exception where active listening isn't effective among the given choices.