Barriers to communication

Nothing is so simple that it cannot be _____________.

What are the top 7 barriers to communication?

• Physical/environmental barriers, Perceptual barriers

• Emotional barriers, cultural barriers, language barriers

• Gender barriers, interpersonal barriers

• All of the above

Which of the following is an example of Physical/Environmental barriers?

• A beautiful female/male

• An uncomfortable meeting place and noise

• To be frustrated

What we see and believe at a given moment is influenced by our psychological frames of references - our beliefs, values, knowledge, experiences, and goals.

• Emotional barrier

• Perceptual barrier

• Cultural barriers

A __________ refers to the mental picture formed and behavior displayed, when classifying people according to general type, rather than attending to the specific characteristics displayed by an individual.

One of the chief barriers to open and free communication is the _________ _______.

Which of the following is a factor of affecting cultural differences?

• In South Africa, there is a wide variety of cultures.

• People often pass judgements and make evaluations of people from other cultures in a biased way.

• They see only their attitudes and values as natural and moral.

• All of the above

________ that describes what we want to say in our terms may present barriers to others who are not familiar with our expressions, buzz-words and jargon.

When I use jargon such as: proactive, learnings, functionality, under which group do I fall?

• Business people

• Rugby league

When I use jargon such as : overlap, sin bin, side-step under which group do I fall?

• Business people

• Rugby league enthusiasts