Certified Prevention Specialist CPS Practice Exam

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In the process model of communication, what refers to any impediment to a message's conveyance?

a. Noise
b. Feedback
c. Information Overload
d. Message

The correct answer is: a. Noise

In the process model of communication, noise refers to any impediment to a message's conveyance. This can include external factors such as loud noises or distractions, as well as internal factors such as misinterpretation or language barriers. Feedback, information overload, and the message itself are not necessarily impediments to a message's conveyance, but rather different components of the communication process. Feedback refers to the response or reaction to a message, information overload refers to a situation where there is an excessive amount of information to process, and the message is the actual content being communicated. While they can all affect communication, they do not specifically refer to impediments to a message's conveyance like noise does.