Which of the Following Statements Is NOT True About Communication

question 5

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is NOT true about communication in the workplace?

• A) Communication is a form of social information processing, in which receivers interpret messages by cognitively processing them.
• B) Efficient communicators can transmit their message accurately in the least amount of time.
• C) The pathway by which a message travels is called the medium.
• D) The communication process involves sender, message, and receiver; encoding and decoding; the medium; feedback; and dealing with "noise," or interference.
• E) E-mails can cut through the misunderstandings that result from misinterpreted phone calls.

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Definitions:

Peripheral Nervous System

The part of the nervous system that lies outside the central nervous system, including nerves and ganglia, responsible for transmitting information to and from the brain and spinal cord.

Reflex

An automatic, involuntary reaction to a stimulus.

Sensory Neuron

A type of neuron that sends information from sensory receptors towards the central nervous system.

Interneuron

A type of neuron that transmits impulses between other neurons, especially as part of a reflex arc in the central nervous system.