Filtering Is a Barrier to Effective Communication That Takes Place

question 103

Multiple Choice

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

• A) the interpretation of the message is 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:

Monozygotic Twins

Identical twins that develop from one zygote, which splits and forms two embryos, sharing exactly the same genetic material.

Dizygotic Twins

Also known as fraternal twins, these are siblings that are born at the same time but have developed from two different eggs fertilized by two different sperm.

Environmental Shared

The portion of the environment that is experienced identically by individuals, often used in contrast to "non-shared environment" in studies of heritability.

Monozygotic Twins

Identical twins originating from the division of a single fertilized egg, sharing all of their genetic material.