Roger was talking to a coworker in a meeting, and he wasn't listening when his supervisor announced work assignments. This situation is an example of what type of barrier to communication?

A. medium barrier
B. receiver barrier
C. feedback barrier
D. decoding barrier
E. encoding barrier


B. receiver barrier

A receiver barrier is one in which no message gets received. Example: You were talking to a coworker, and you weren't listening when your supervisor announced work assignments.

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