UGCPQ Q.21
- Option : B
- Explanation : Noise in communication is any distraction that keeps a receiver from comprehending a message completely. The four kinds of noise are:
Physical noise includes environmental noise like that of traffic, music, others' talking/whispering, hearing impairment, etc., or physical condition of illness, intoxication, tiredness, etc.
Semantic noise includes hindrance to understanding caused by pedantic vocabulary or regional colloquialisms, illegible verbal cues, etc.
Psychological noise includes overpowering emotions, prejudices, narrow-mindedness and personal bias, etc.
Physiological noise is a distraction caused by some physiological process like physical and chemical changes caused by hunger, fatigue, headache, medicine effect, etc.
