​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:

Research Subjects

Individuals or groups that participate in scientific studies to provide data for analysis.

Extrinsic Motivation

Motivation that arises from external rewards or consequences rather than from the enjoyment of the task itself.

Peak Experience

A moment of intense joy, creativity, or satisfaction, often leading to a feeling of transcendence.

Self-Determination Theory

A psychological theory focused on motivation, proposing that people have innate psychological needs that are the basis for self-motivation and personality integration.