On his way to class, Isaac overheard his professor in the hallway discussing those "radical Bible thumpers" with a fellow professor. Isaac felt a personal sting and just couldn't get the sound of that phrase out of his mind. Later, while in the professor's class, he found that he was taking poor notes and really didn't understand the lecture for that day. Which of the following best describes the cause of Isaac's failure to listen in class?

A. self-focus
B. emotional noise
C. information overload
D. environmental noise

Answer: B

Communication & Mass Media

You might also like to view...

"Docu-ganda" which combines documentary and propaganda is a somewhat negative term critics have used for the work of documentary-makers who take stands or slant their programs

Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

Communication & Mass Media

Unitizing reliability should be at .80 before the research moves onto categorizing those units coded

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

Communication & Mass Media