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Practice ACCA ACCA BT — Business & Technology Practice Exam 1Question 25

Medium2 marksMultiple Choice

Syllabus E: Personal effectiveness and communication in businessSection ASyllabus ECommunication

ACCA · Question 25 · Syllabus E: Personal effectiveness and communication in business

During a virtual meeting, a British manager tells their American team that a project needs to be 'tabled'. The British manager means it should be discussed immediately, but the American team understands this to mean the project is postponed indefinitely. What type of communication barrier has occurred?

Answer options:

Physical noise

Psychological noise

Semantic noise

Physiological noise

How to approach this question

Identify the root cause of the misunderstanding: the definition of a specific word.

Full Answer

C.Semantic noise✓ Correct

Semantic noise is a communication barrier created when the sender and receiver have different understandings of the words used. Jargon, idioms, and regional variations of a language (like UK vs US English) are common causes.

Common mistakes

Choosing physical noise because it's a virtual meeting. The technology worked fine; the words themselves were the problem.

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