Generally, typical listeners retain of what they hear. question 37 options: 5 percent all 75 percent two-thirds 20-50 percent

Typical listeners retain somewhere between 20-50% of what they hear. The amount they retain is influenced by a number of factors, such as how many distractions there are, the listeners emotional state, and the importance of the information they are hearing, as well as their motivation to remember what they hear.