Ronell missed an ad for Smythe Catering in the newspaper today because his attention was attracted by an ad for an estate sale that was on the same page. With reference to the communication process, the ad for the estate sale kept Ronell from seeing the ad for the caterer and acted as:
A. an encoding hazard.
B. a decoding block.
C. negative feedback.
D. a receptor block.
E. noise.
Answer: E