The level of information overload is a function of:
A)the sender's use of jargon and the receiver's perceptual biases.
B)the receiver's information-processing capacity and the actual information load received.
C)the sender's ability to filter out negative information and the receiver's ability to get that information from other sources.
D)the percentage of noise in the communication network that the receiver understands.
E)the amount of information actually sent as a percentage of total organizational knowledge.

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The level of information overload depends on the receiver's information-processing capacity and the actual information load received, as well as the sender's ability to communicate effectively. Jargon, perceptual biases, filtering out negative information, and noise in the communication network can all contribute to information overload, but they are not the primary factors. The amount of information actually sent as a percentage of total organizational knowledge may also be a contributing factor, but it is not as significant as the receiver's processing capacity and the actual load received.

The Level of Information Overload Is a Function Of