The fear of misunderstanding or misinterpreting the messages of others, or of not being able to adjust psychologically to messages spoken by others, is called
A)emotional noise.
B)ambush listening.
C)listener apprehension.
D)being self-absorbed.

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Listener apprehension refers to the fear or anxiety people feel before or during communication, often due to a fear of misunderstanding or misinterpreting messages. Emotional noise refers to the interference caused by emotional arousal, ambush listening is a type of listening in which an individual only listens in order to attack what the speaker is saying, and being self-absorbed means being overly focused on oneself and not attentive to others.

The Fear of Misunderstanding or Misinterpreting the Messages of Others