Adam has to tell the members of his department that the office hours have changed from flexible hours to a strict nine-to-five day. He calls a meeting to explain the change. Participants begin arguing and asking multiple questions about the new work time policy. The next day, Adam realizes that most people still do not have a clear idea about the change, as a result of the confusion at the meeting. Which one of the following explains why the message was not understood?
A) The sender did not decode the message appropriately.
B) The recipients did not encode the message correctly.
C) The noise in the process interfered with the transmission of the message.
D) The channel was not appropriate for the delivery of this message.

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The confusion and arguing at the meeting created noise in the communication process, which interfered with the transmission and understanding of the message.

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