Barriers to Communication

Question 1

What are the 4 types of barriers?

Answer 1

Physical, Psychological, Cultural, and Linguistic

Question 2

External barrier/environmental condition, can be a product of human creation

Answer 2

Physical barrier

Question 3

Also called as mental barriers, refers to social and personal issues of speaker towards communicating with others

Answer 3

Psychological barrier

Question 4

Communication problems encountered by people regarding their intrinsic values, beliefs, and traditions in conflict with others

Answer 4

Cultural barrier

Question 5

Conflicts with language and word meanings. Words carry denotative and connotative meanings, they can sometimes cause confusion and misunderstandings.

Answer 5

Linguistic barrier

Question 6

Classifications of noise according to Verdeber (1991)

Answer 6

External, Internal, Semantic Noises

Question 7

Sight, sound and other stimuli that draw people’s attention away from intended meaning.

Answer 7

External Noise

Question 8

Anything going on inside the body of the transactor which causes a distraction

Answer 8

Internal Noise

Question 9

Alternate meanings aroused by a speaker’s symbols

Answer 9

Semantic Noise

Question 10

Dog barking, noise from vehicles, singing in the neighborhood

Answer 10

External Noise

Question 11

Headache, stomachache, phobias

Answer 11

Internal Noise

Question 12

Incorrect grammar, use of idiomatic expressions, use of excessive technical jargon

Answer 12

Semantic Noise

Question 13

Denotative

Answer 13

Literally

Question 14

Conotative

Answer 14

Figurative