Step 1: Study the picture:
The picture shows a man shouting through a loudspeaker. Another man sits with his hands over his ears. Jumbled signs and jagged lines are shown in the air between them.
This means that something is disturbing the message so that it is not received properly.
Step 2: Recall the communication elements:
The elements are sender, message, encoding, media, decoding, receiver and feedback. Noise is any hindrance that disturbs the message at any stage.
Step 3: Match the picture with an option:
The loud and confusing sound that blocks the message is noise, so option (C) is correct.
Step 4: Why the other options are wrong:
(A) Feedback: this is the reply of the receiver that shows the message was understood. The picture shows no reply.
(B) Media: this is the path or channel, such as a letter, a phone call or a speech. The picture focuses on the disturbance, not on the path.
(D) Decoding: this is when the receiver converts the symbols into meaning. The picture shows that the listener cannot even take in the message.
Final Answer:
The picture shows a disturbance in the message, which is noise. The correct option is (C).