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Which of the following can be termed as the context of communication?

AAn interference with message reception
BEffective communication
CVerbal and non-verbal responses to messages
DA physical and psychological environment for conversation ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) A physical and psychological environment for conversation
Explanation

The context of communication is the physical and psychological environment within which a conversation happens.

It covers the setting, surroundings, mood and situation that shape how a message is sent and understood.

An interference with message reception describes noise, a barrier that distorts the signal, not the setting itself.

Effective communication names a quality or outcome of the exchange rather than its surrounding environment.

Verbal and non-verbal responses to messages describe feedback, the receiver's reply, not the backdrop.

Context includes time, place, occasion and the emotional state of the communicators.

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