Given below are two statements: Statement I: The physical context of…
2022
Given below are two statements:
Statement I: The physical context of communication must be tangible.
Statement II: The temporal context of message deals with the sequence of events.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer: A. Both Statement I and Statement II are true — ConceptCommunication context is the environment and sequence that shape how a message is produced and interpreted. Physical context is the tangible or sensory…
- A.
Both Statement I and Statement II are true
- B.
Both Statement I and Statement II are false
- C.
Statement I is true but Statement II is false
- D.
Statement I is false but Statement II is true
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Correct answer: A
Concept
Communication context is the environment and sequence that shape how a message is produced and interpreted. Physical context is the tangible or sensory setting of an interaction, while temporal context places a message within time and within the order of communication events.
Application
Statement I describes the physical dimension: rooms, objects, distance, lighting, and ambient conditions are concrete features that can affect communication. Statement II describes the temporal dimension: a message can be understood partly by what came before it and what follows it in a sequence of exchanges.
Contrast
“Both false” conflicts with both definitions: physical context is the perceptible setting, and temporal context includes the ordered flow of communication events.
“Statement I true, Statement II false” recognizes the perceptible setting but incorrectly narrows temporal context so that conversational event order is excluded.
“Statement I false, Statement II true” recognizes conversational event order but incorrectly excludes the perceptible setting from physical context.
Result
Both Statement I and Statement II are true.