Match List I (Discipline) with List II (Focus of the communication process) and choose the correct answer from the options given below.

List I

i.Anthropology

ii.Sociology

iii.Psychology

iv.Management

List II

a.Motivation

b.System

c.Culture

d.Society

Ai-c, ii-d, iii-a, iv-b ✓ Correct

Bi-a, ii-b, iii-c, iv-d

Ci-d, ii-a, iii-b, iv-c

Di-b, ii-c, iii-d, iv-a

Correct answer: (A) i-c, ii-d, iii-a, iv-b

Explanation

The pairing links anthropology with culture, sociology with society, psychology with motivation, and management with system.

Anthropology studies the communication process through the lens of culture.

Sociology views the communication process in terms of society.

Psychology focuses on the motivation behind communication.

Management approaches communication as a system.

Each discipline thus centres the communication process on its own core concern.

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