You approach your friend Tom to ask him about how he feels about his classes this fall. Tom is busy watching a squirrel outside the window and doesn't hear anything you've just said. The communication is being affected by ____
A) historical context
B) semantic noise
C) psychological noise
D) external noise

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External noise refers to any physical sound that interferes with communication, such as the distraction of a squirrel outside the window in this scenario.

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