In the Communication Process, Filtering Occurs When

question 86

Multiple Choice

In the communication process, filtering occurs when

• A)people delete or delay negative information, or use words that make the message sound more favourable.
• B)the receiver removes noise from the communication process so that the sender's message is more accurately understood.
• C)an organization is able to prevent grapevine communication by sending the information more quickly through newsletters and other formal communication channels.
• D)the sender carefully selects words that the receiver is most likely to understand correctly.
• E)the receiver avoids receiving messages from a sender, such as by avoiding the person or deliberately not reading e-mail messages.

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Definitions:

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