Travis missed the small ad for Walker Nursery in the newspaper today because his attention was distracted by an ad for an estate sale that was on the same page. In terms of the communication process, the ad for the estate sale kept Travis from seeing the plant
Nursery ad and acted as:
A) a decoding block
B) a receptor block
C) negative feedback
D) noise

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The estate sale ad acted as noise, which is any interference in the communication process that negatively affects the message being sent or received. In this case, the ad for the estate sale distracted Travis from seeing the ad for the plant nursery, making it a form of noise.

Travis Missed the Small Ad for Walker Nursery in the Newspaper