Your instructor calls you by name before class and asks you to see her when the session is over. She says she need to talk to you about…, well, you really don't remember what she said because you heard nothing after "Please see me…" You were a victim of ___________ noise.
A) physiological
B) semantic
C) psychological
D) social
E) external

Question

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Psychological noise refers to internal distractions based on thoughts, feelings, or emotional reactions that prevent someone from fully receiving a message. In this scenario, the anxiety or worry triggered by the instructor's request caused the student to not process the rest of the information.

Your Instructor Calls You by Name Before Class and Asks