Filtering Is a Barrier to Effective Communication

question 8

Multiple Choice

Filtering is a barrier to effective communication. Filtering takes place when ________.

• A) the interpretation of the message gets affected by the receiver's emotion
• B) the information we have to work with exceeds our processing capacity
• C) a sender purposely manipulates information so the receiver will see it more favorably
• D) the receivers in the communication process selectively see and hear based on their motivations, experience, and other personal characteristics
• E) receivers also project their interests and expectations into communications as they decode them

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Definitions:

GDP Deflator

A price index that measures the change in the price level of all new, domestically produced, final goods and services in an economy.

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Gross Domestic Product adjusted for inflation, which represents the value of all goods and services produced over a specific time period within a country.

Percentage Change

A mathematical calculation that shows how much a quantity has increased or decreased in comparison to its previous value, expressed as a percentage.

Real GDP

measures the value of all final goods and services produced within a country's borders in a given time period, adjusted for inflation.