Barriers of Communication

Question 1

Barriers of Communication

Answer 1

• Environmental noise
• Physiological-impairment noise
• Semantic noise
• Syntactical noise
• Organizational noise
• Cultural noise
• Psychological noise

Question 2

Noise that physically disrupts communication, such as standing next to loudspeakers at a party, or the noise from a construction site next to a classroom making it difficult to hear the professor

Answer 2

Environmental noise

Question 3

Physical maladies that prevent effective communication, such as actual deafness or blindness prevent messages from being received as they were intended

Answer 3

Physiological-impairment noise

Question 4

Different interpretations of the meanings of certain words. For example, the word “weed” can be interpreted as an undesirable plant in a yard, or as a euphemism for marijuana

Answer 4

Semantic noise

Question 5

Mistakes in grammar can disrupt communication, such as abrupt changes in verb tense during a sentence

Answer 5

Syntactical noise

Question 6

Poorly structured communication can prevent the receiver from accurate interpretation. For example, unclear and badly stated directions can make the receiver even more lost

Answer 6

Organizational noise

Question 7

Stereotypical assumptions can cause misunderstandings, such as unintentionally offending a non-Christian person by wishing them a “Merry Christmas”

Answer 7

Cultural noise

Question 8

Certain attitudes can also make communication difficult. For instance, great anger or sadness may cause someone to lose focus on the present moment. Disorders such as autism may also severely hamper effective communication.

Answer 8

Psychological noise