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- 1. Multiple Choice
Noise is the most common barrier to communication.
True
False
- 2. Multiple Choice
Anything that interferes with or blocks the communication process is known as
communication channels
communication media
communication barriers
communication methods
- 3. Multiple Choice
A noisy equipment or loud speaking colleague interfering with your conversation is an example of __________ noise.
physiological
psychological
physical
sociological
- 4. Multiple Choice
If you have a hearing impairment and you are having difficulty understanding what your teaching is saying, you are experiencing what type of communication barrier?
physiological
physical
process
psychological
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which communication barrier will be experienced when someone uses a slang during communication and it is misunderstood or misinterpreted?
Perceptual biases
Semantics
Sociological
Process
- 6. Multiple Choice
Which of the following can be a barrier to communication?
Distractions
A noisy environment
Cultural differences
All of the above
- 7. Multiple Choice
What is prejudice?
a preconceived opinion not based on reason
sympathy or indulgence for beliefs
equal treatment despite race
- 8. Multiple Choice
What is an example of a cultural barrier?
Loud music plays as nurse talks to patient
A pharmacy is not wheelchair accessible
Deaf child struggles to form sentences
Women doesn't make eye contact due to religion
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is a barrier to communication?
Message is not clear
Not listening
Lack of language skills
All of the above
- 10. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is an example of a sender-created barrier to effective communication?
Forgetting to respond to a written message
Using a communication method inappropriately
Failing to engage in active listening
Failing to complete a requested follow-up action
- 11. Multiple Choice
Poor posture is an example of a(n) __________ barrier to effective communication.
verbal
audio-visual
sensory
nonverbal
- 12. Multiple Choice
True or False?
Sometimes our body language can send a message that is different from what we meant to say.
True
False
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhich one of the following is NOT a barrier to effective communication?Poor body language from the sender giving a bad impressionThe message is too long.The sender does not know if the message has been understood.
- 14. Multiple Choice
What barrier to effective communication is this "The receiver doesn't engage with the message so the meaning is lost"
Lack of interest
Lack of feedback
Differences in perception
Distortion
- 15. Multiple Choice
What barrier to effective communication is this "Too much information can make the recipient tired and confused"
Information overload
Lack of feedback
Differences in perception
Distortion
- 16. Multiple Choice
Personal bias and perception can cause the receiver of a message to misunderstand the intended meaning of the message. This would be an example of _____ in the communication process.
noise
static
encoding
channel
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