With specific reference to the classroom environment, all except one of the following are major components of listening. Which is the exception?

Answering is a response that follows listening, so it is not itself a component of listening.

Hearing, the physical reception of sound, is the first component of listening.

Being attentive, focusing on the speaker, is an essential component of listening.

Understanding and remembering, grasping and retaining the message, complete the listening process.

Listening is an active process of hearing, attending, understanding and recalling.

Hearing is passive and involuntary, whereas listening is active and purposeful.