ABM 1 - Communication Noise

Which of the following is not a type of noise in communication?

• contextual noise

• psychological noise

• semantic noise

• physical noise

• cultural noise

Hearing problem is an example of _______.

• semantic noise

• physiological noise

• physical noise

• psychological noise

• cultural noise

_______ is the mental interference in the speaker or the listener.

• semantic noise

• physiological noise

• physical noise

• psychological noise

• cultural noise

Preconceived ideas are examples of semantic noise. Preconceived ideas are when other people think that they already know something. It includes biases, prejudices, and closed-mindedness.

• true

• false

Jairo was talking about the customs and traditions of Filipinos then he suddenly started to share the poem he made which was irrelevant to his first topic. This is an example of _______.

• semantic noise

• physiological noise

• physical noise

• psychological noise

• cultural noise

This type of noise occurs when the speaker and listener have different meaning systems.

• semantic noise

• physiological noise

• physical noise

• psychological noise

• cultural noise

Jon is a Russian citizen who is studying at University Putra Malaysia. He offers his Malaysian woman friend to handshake, but she denies it. It makes Jon felt very embarrassed. Later, he understood that women do not like to handshake men in Malaysia, which is a cultural norm.

• semantic noise

• semantic noise

• physical noise

• psychological noise

• cultural noise

Jargons are specialized or technical words that are only understood by those who are members of a group or who perform a specific profession or activity. This is an example of __________.

• semantic noise

• physiological noise

• physical noise

• psychological noise

• cultural noise

Talking to another person using a language that is not common to both of you is an example of semantic noise

• true

• false

Barking dogs from your neighbor is an example of physical noise.

• true

• false