What's the difference between listening and probing?

Question

What's the difference between listening and probing?

Answer 1

eg

Q1 - What do you think of your job/life/anything...

listening would be taking down the first responses - probing would be asking further questions to get a 'fuller' result ' ok, so your job is bad.. why is that? is it just your job, or is it your workmates? does your homelife get in the way of work...

by probing  - it takes a lot more time, and a lot more skill, and the result is more qualitative then quantative - and should only be used in research that requires it

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Answer 2

Listening is being attentive, probing is fishing for information/pushing someone.

Answer 3

Listening is not saying what u think & probing is asking questions