LESSON 3: Barriers to Effective Communication

Question 1

lack of sensitivity to the receiver, information overload, lack of basic communication skills, insufficient knowledge of the subject, emotional interference

Answer 1

Encoding barriers

Question 2

process noise, physical noise, semantic noise, psychosocial noise

Answer 2

Transmitting barriers

Question 3

lack of knowledge, lack of interest, lack of communication skills, emotional distractions

Answer 3

Decoding barriers

Question 4

no provision for feedback, inadequate feedback

Answer 4

Responding barriers

Question 5

most misunderstood paralanguage

Answer 5

Silence