When Sarah is too busy focusing on other things to be able to listen to and understand the instructions her manager is giving her, Sarah is experiencing which barrier to effective communication?
A) Decoding
B) Sender
C) Receiver
D) Noise

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Receiver barrier refers to any factor that prevents the receiver from receiving and understanding the message. In this case, Sarah is too busy focusing on other things to be able to listen to and understand the instructions her manager is giving her, thus indicating a receiver barrier.

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