​Match Each of the Following Descriptions with the Type of Communication

question 109

Multiple Choice

​Match each of the following descriptions with the type of communication noise it most clearly illustrates.
-​ambiguity

• A)Harry says to Sally, "They say girls like a guy with a sense of humor, but that's a lie.I'm hilarious, yet girls never want to date me." Sally, a logician, laughs and says, "It's not a lie; you're just confusing necessity with sufficiency." Harry doesn't understand what she means.
• B)Oscar writes his friend an email, but the internet crashes just as he's about to send it.
• C)Harriet texts Agnes, "Where are we meeting them for dinner?" Agnes texts back, "At the Takara." But there are two Takaras in town, so Harriet still doesn't know where to go.
• D)Tom told Lily he'd send her the report by end of day Thursday.To Lily, "by end of day" means by the end of the working day, but to Tom, it means "by 11:59 pm." When Tom is still working on the report at 7pm on Thursday, he thinks he's ahead of schedule, whereas Lily already thinks he failed to come through.

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Definitions:

Asperger's Disorder

A developmental disorder affecting ability to effectively socialize and communicate, considered part of the autism spectrum.

DSM-IV TR

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, Text Revision; a manual published by the American Psychiatric Association detailing diagnostic criteria for mental disorders, replaced by DSM-5 in 2013.

Communication Deficits

Impairments in the ability to express oneself effectively or to understand the communication of others.

Cognitive Skills

Mental abilities involved in processing information, understanding concepts, solving problems, and making decisions.