The level of information overload is a function of
A)the sender's use of jargon and the receiver's perceptual biases.
B)the amount of information actually sent as a percentage of total organizational knowledge.
C)the percentage of noise in the communication network that the receiver understands.
D)the sender's ability to filter out negative information and the receiver's ability to get that information from other sources.
E)the receiver's information-processing capacity and the actual information load received.

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The level of information overload is directly related to the receiver's information-processing capacity and the amount of information actually received. This means that if the receiver has a low processing capacity or is bombarded with a large amount of information, the level of information overload will be high. Therefore, option E is the most appropriate choice.

The Level of Information Overload Is a Function of