Bradley Is Watching an Interesting TV Program with a Group

question 59

Multiple Choice

Bradley is watching an interesting TV program with a group of friends. During the commercial break, he is unable to concentrate on a commercial for a soda drink because all his friends are discussing the events of the show. In this scenario, Bradley is encountering:

• A)poor encoding.
• B)selective sourcing.
• C)inappropriate advertiser binding.
• D)limited response hierarchies.
• E)disturbances known as noisE.In the above scenario, Bradley is encountering disturbances known as noise.Throughout the communication process, a message is subject to extraneous factors that can distort or interfere with its reception.This unplanned distortion or interference is known as noise.

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