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Match List I (Examples of communication barrier) with List II (Types of communication barrier):

List I
i.Unclear printing in a newspaper
ii.Different understanding of the message
iii.Passive audience reception of the message
iv.Prejudice against a certain ethnic group
List II
a.Psychological noise
b.Cultural stereotyping
c.Physical noise
d.Semantic noise
Ai-d, ii-c, iii-a, iv-b
Bi-b, ii-a, iii-d, iv-c
Ci-c, ii-d, iii-a, iv-b ✓ Correct
Di-a, ii-b, iii-c, iv-d
Correct answer: (C) i-c, ii-d, iii-a, iv-b
Explanation

The right pairing links unclear newspaper printing with physical noise, differing understanding of the message with semantic noise, passive audience reception with psychological noise, and prejudice against an ethnic group with cultural stereotyping.

Unclear printing in item i is physical noise, an external, tangible disturbance in the channel itself.

Differing understanding of the message in item ii is semantic noise, arising from mismatched meanings and interpretation.

Passive audience reception in item iii is psychological noise, a mental state within the receiver dulling engagement.

Prejudice against an ethnic group in item iv is cultural stereotyping, a bias rooted in group based assumptions.

These noise types show that interference can strike the channel, the meaning, the mind or the cultural frame of communication.

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