Dave Has Signed Up to Be Last in the Speaking

question 10

Multiple Choice

Dave has signed up to be last in the speaking order because his twenty-first birthday was the day before and he just had to celebrate. He feels so tired and hung over that he doesn't even realize it's timefor him to speak until the teacher calls his name...twice. What is Dave experiencing?

• A) internal noise
• B) an encoding-decoding breakdown
• C) external noise
• D) poor channel selection

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