Match the Communication Term with Its Definition

Multiple Choice

Match the communication term with its definition.
-Narcotizing dysfunction

A) They explain the significance of media messages to those who look to them for guidance.
B) Anything that distorts the reception of the message; can be either physical or semantic.
C) Media messages are seen as confusing and contradictory, thus no action is taken, even by the well informed.
D) People read or listen superficially,contributing their own inaccuracies to what they think they read or heard.
E) The "pictures in our heads," our perceptions of reality which can impede information flow.
F) If messages are emotionally upsetting, they will be altered or tuned out.
G) Individual interpretations of meaning and value to concepts and ideas.