Which of the Following Is Characterized as a Barrier to Communication

question 153

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is characterized as a barrier to communication resulting from interpersonal dynamics rather than from a characteristic of the sender or the receiver?

• A) Lack of credibility
• B) Poor listening skills
• C) Conflicting or inconsistent signals
• D) Status differences
• E) Predispositions about the subject at hand

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Definitions:

Pragmatics

The branch of linguistics concerned with the use of language in social contexts, focusing on the meanings that are conveyed by considering the context of the utterance.

Nativism

Nativism is the philosophical viewpoint that certain skills or abilities are native or hardwired into the brain at birth, contrasting with the idea that knowledge is primarily acquired through experience.

Syntax

The set of rules, principles, and processes that govern the structure of sentences in a given language, specifically the order of words and phrases to form proper sentences.

Morphology

The study of the form and structure of organisms and their specific structural features.