Question

Employees checking their cell phones and whispering to each other during a meeting are causing which of the following types of communication distractions?

a. Noise
b. Filtering
c. Selective perception d. Misperception
e. Jargon

Answer 1

Employees checking their cell phones and whispering during a meeting will cause filtering type of communication distraction.

Filtering happens when messages are passed through another to reach the next. This filtering will never deliver the original message to the end user. The message will he misinterpreted and the message will not have the original essence when it reaches the last person. The message will be interpreted according to every individual and their need.