Question

9 of 15
adam did not do well on his introduction to human communications quiz, and was a little abrupt in his communications with his parents. what was adam struggling with?
○ field of experience
○ internal physical noise
○ internal psychological noise
○ semantics
10 of 15
in the transactional model of communication, the communicators are sending and receiving messages simultaneously.
○ true
○ false
11 of 15
mckay is looking at his phone, and is not really paying attention to what his roommate is saying. where is the noise in this communication interaction?
○ with the sender
○ with the receiver
○ with the channel
○ with the environment
12 of 15
malia sees her acquaintance bianca as she is crossing the college quad. malia calls out, “hi, bianca! how

Explanation:

Question 9 (Adam's Struggle)

Internal psychological noise refers to mental distractions (like stress, emotions from poor quiz performance) affecting communication. Adam’s poor quiz result likely caused psychological stress, leading to abrupt communication—matching internal psychological noise. Field of experience is shared context, internal physical noise is bodily (e.g., illness), semantics is meaning of words—none fit as well.

The transactional communication model emphasizes that communicators (senders/receivers) simultaneously send and receive messages, unlike linear models. So the statement is true.

McKay is the receiver (not paying attention to the roommate, the sender). Noise with the receiver means the receiver’s inattention/distraction. Sender noise would be the sender’s issue, channel noise is with the medium (e.g., bad signal), environment noise is external (e.g., loud room)—McKay’s phone use is receiver - side distraction.

Answer:

Internal psychological noise

Question 10 (Transactional Model)