Question

Feedback in the communication process helps to .
(Choose the correct option to fill up the blank)

• A. start the communication
• B. know if the message is understood
• C. encode the message
• D. create barriers

Hint:

Feedback is the receiver's reply. What does the sender learn from it?

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

Step 1: Understand the term:
The communication process has a sender, a message, a medium, a receiver and feedback.
Feedback is the reply or reaction of the receiver to the message.

Step 2: Role of feedback:
When the receiver replies, the sender learns whether the message reached the receiver and was understood in the way it was meant.
If it was not understood, the sender can explain again. This completes the communication cycle.

Step 3: Check option (A):
The sender starts the communication, not the feedback. Feedback comes at the end. So (A) is wrong.

Step 4: Check option (B):
This is exactly the work of feedback. So (B) is correct.

Step 5: Check option (C):
Encoding is done by the sender, who puts ideas into words or symbols before sending. Feedback has no part in it. So (C) is wrong.

Step 6: Check option (D):
Feedback removes confusion and so reduces barriers. It does not create them. So (D) is wrong.

Final Answer:
Feedback helps to know if the message is understood. This is option (B). \[ \boxed{\text{Option (B): know if the message is understood}} \]