Drew forgot his glasses and couldn’t see the speaker’s visual aids. This is an example of what type of noise?

A) physical
B) physiological
C) psychological
D) semantic


Answer: B

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Alejandro saw his wife having lunch with a man he did not know and concluded that she was having an affair. Alejandro may be incorrect about his conclusion because

a. he did not assess the source of the information. b. he did not separate fact from inference. c. he did not remember the details. d. he experienced semantic noise. e. All of the above

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Term for shuttling the pointer back and forth over the edit spot:

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