Question

How does Michael Hoppe define active listening?
It is "how well a person is able to suspend judgment of another's words."
It is "a person's willingness and ability to hear and understand."
It is "a person's ability to anticipate how a speaker thinks and feels."
It is "a person's physical responses to the sound of a speaker's words."

Answer 1

"It is 'a person's willingness and ability to hear and understand.'"

Hoppe emphasizes both the willingness and the skill to hear and comprehend the speaker, not just the physical act of hearing.