Typical mind sets of listeners include not paying attention or daydreaming. Listener resistance can also be characterized as uneasy communication, perhaps even confrontational communication. Listener jumps to conclusions. Listeners tend to see and hear what they want to see and hear. This usually means they listen to that which seems to agree with their own preconceived ideas.
Listeners tend to reject any message that contradicts their beliefs and assumptions.
Listeners may have emotional problems that cause their minds to be preoccupied. Listeners do not ask questions to clarify when they do not understand a point. They tend to fill in with their own ideas. Listeners may nod their heads in agreement when they actually do not agree or are not sure that they agree. Listener barriers that arise in situations where communication is taking place for the first Time usually happen by surprise after the exchange process starts.