Asking questions to clarify information, paraphrasing messages and identifying confusing areas are basically

Asking questions to clarify, paraphrasing messages and identifying confusing areas are techniques for checking your understanding of a message.

Each device gives feedback that confirms whether the message was received as intended.

Paraphrasing restates the speaker's meaning in one's own words to verify accurate reception.

Calling these barriers to listening is wrong, since they aid rather than block comprehension.

Calling them listening for fun misreads their purpose, which is accuracy, not entertainment.

These practices form the feedback element of active listening, closing the loop in the communication process.