Given below are two statements: Statement I: Lack of common understanding is a…
2022
Given below are two statements: Statement I: Lack of common understanding is a psychological barrier in communication. Statement II: Inadequacy of language, devoid of experience, will lead to failure in communication. 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 succeeds when sender and receiver construct sufficiently shared meaning. A barrier is any condition that disrupts the accurate encoding,…
- 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 succeeds when sender and receiver construct sufficiently shared meaning. A barrier is any condition that disrupts the accurate encoding, transmission, or interpretation of that meaning.
Psychological barriers arise from perceptions, attitudes, assumptions, or mental frames; semantic and experiential barriers arise when words lack shared language or context.
Application
Statement I describes a lack of common understanding. Differing mental frames and perceptions obstruct shared meaning, so this is a psychological barrier.
Statement II describes language that is inadequate and detached from experience. Without shared linguistic and experiential context, encoding and interpretation break down, leading to communication failure.
Contrast
“Both Statement I and Statement II are true” combines the two supported barrier mechanisms.
“Both Statement I and Statement II are false” excludes both the psychological and the semantic-experiential mechanisms.
“Statement I is true but Statement II is false” accepts the psychological mechanism but excludes the semantic-experiential one.
“Statement I is false but Statement II is true” excludes the psychological mechanism but accepts the semantic-experiential one.
Therefore, both Statement I and Statement II are true.