Which of the following examples best demonstrates the role that frame of reference plays in communication?
A. music from a wedding down the hall making it difficult for conference attendees to hear what a speaker is saying
B. a politician's assertion that children are better off in two-parent families offending a single mother
C. students being unreceptive to a teacher's lecture because the class meets at 7 A.M. and they are tired
D. an interviewee making a bad impression because she doesn't make eye contact with her interviewer
Answer: B
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