Fred Is a Department Manager for a Firm That Develops

question 7

Multiple Choice

Fred is a department manager for a firm that develops computer-networking packages. This morning he held a staff meeting with his subordinates to inform them about some design changes. Several of them felt the changes might not work but were reluctant to bring it up in the meeting. Even though they did bring it up in the meeting, they diluted the impact of their objections and concerns. Fred didn't give them much chance anyway when he said, 'I've been around here a long time. The changes will work. Now I don't have time to discuss it. Just make the changes and get on with things.' This is a good example of how ______________ can become a barrier to effective communication.

• A) semantic problems
• B) physical distractions
• C) filtering and status effects
• D) mixed messages
• E) nonverbal signals

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Definitions:

Environmental Conditions

The various physical and biological factors that influence an organism's life and development.

Phenotypic Response

The observable physical or biochemical changes in an organism in reaction to environmental factors.

Genotype

The genetic makeup of an organism, representing its set of genes.

Evolution by Natural Selection

A process where organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring, driving the evolution of species.