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Skill: Attending Attending Skills Log During the next three days you are to pay attention to and track your physical and psychological attending skills when interacting with others. You are to do this by identifying two interactions you had for a given day and by recording your attending skills for each interaction, including the message that was most likely communicated from your attending skills. For this learning activity you will need to be aware of your eye contact, facial expressions, body posture, and other mannerisms. The purpose of this learning activity is to help you become more aware of your attending skills, including the effect they have on others. Rating scale for psychological attending: Very Very Mentally Somewhat Mentally Disengaged Engaged Engaged 1---------------2---------------3---------------4---------------5 Day 1 Interaction 1 - Situation: Boss came to my desk to discuss my recent travel home ● What were your physical attending behaviors? I was unable to hold eye contact for any long period of time, but, otherwise, I was engaged in the conversation. My arms and legs were uncrossed. I sat up straight or leaned into the conversation where necessary. Physically, I was engaged and attentive in the conversation. ● What message was communicated from your attending behavior? My boss was able to read that I was open and actively participating in our conversation. He was able to read that I was engaged, but he may have potentially been confused by my lack of eye contact. This is a difficult skill for me due to potentially having autism. I am working on improving it, though. ● Psychological attending : How would you rate your psychological attending for this interaction? ________ My psychological attending was strong in this interaction. We discussed mostly estate dealings with family members, grief, and travel events we had both experienced recently. I would rate my psychological attending in the interaction at 5 out of 5. Interaction 2 - Situation: Roommate discussing relationship problems regarding her boyfriend

● What were your physical attending behaviors? Physically, I was less engaged in this conversation. I was working on homework, sitting on the floor with my legs crossed, and my body turned mostly away from her. ● What message was communicated from your attending behavior? From my behavior, she could read that I was not fully attentive. I was focused on two things at once, and it was not necessarily the best time or situation for a conversation. However, she could also read that I did want to talk to her, but it was difficult at the time. ● Psychological attending : How would you rate your psychological attending for this interaction? Psychologically, I was trying to hold split focus, but not necessarily succeeding at focusing on either task. With the conversation I was holding with my roommate, my mind was racing and jumping ahead in our interaction. I was listening to respond and not listening to truly hear what she was saying. I would say I was engaged at about 3 out of 5 in the interaction. Day 2 Interaction 1 - Situation: Discussion with religion professor regarding previous class lesson ● What were your physical attending behaviors? I focused on sharing something with him that was on my phone, so, again, poor eye contact, but solid body language in all other aspects. My body was turned toward him, my legs and arms were uncrossed, and I nodded my head to demonstrate I was open to hearing what he was saying. ● What message was communicated from your attending behavior? He was able to understand that I was fully listening and participating in the conversation based on my attending behavior. ● Psychological attending : How would you rate your psychological attending for this interaction? Psychologically, I was trying to hold the conversation while also trying to relay to him another conversation, and I was a bit mentally scattered. Again, I think I was caught up in the listening to respond and not listening to hear what was truly being said. I would rate my psychological attending as 3.5 out of 5.

Interaction 2 - Situation: Discussion with classmate regarding film lab from previous day ● What were your physical attending behaviors? Physically, I was walking around the room trying to find a trash can. I was engaging in the conversation verbally, but, physically, my communication was poor. ● What message was communicated from your attending behavior? The message communicated from my attending behavior was that I was not fully engaged in the conversation. I was distracted. I was splitting focus and not truly listening to what the other person had to say. ● Psychological attending : How would you rate your psychological attending for this interaction? Psychologically, I was busy inputting my own opinion into the conversation. I was not listening to what my classmate was saying. I would say, ’yeah’ or, ‘mmm, sure’ and then would immediately follow it with a ‘but…’ I was focused on inputting my thoughts and opinions in the conversation more than I was focused on listening to him. I would rate my psychological attending as a 2.5 our of 5. Day 3 Interaction 1 - Situation: Conversation with coworker regarding weekend plans ● What were your physical attending behaviors? I was leaning back in my chair, I mostly maintained eye contact, my legs and arms were uncrossed, and I was nodding along with the conversation. ● What message was communicated from your attending behavior? The message communicated from my attending behavior was that I was casually engaged in the conversation. I was listening and responding, and I was an active contributor to the conversation. ● Psychological attending : How would you rate your psychological attending for this interaction? I was mentally engaged in the conversation and listening to what my coworker had to say. I would rate my psychological attending for this interaction as a 4.5 out of 5. Interaction 2 - Situation: Phone call with my sister

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