There are some barriers in communication which are concerned with the state of mind of both the sender and the receiver. State any three such barriers.

These are the psychological barriers of communication. Three such barriers are:

(i) Premature Evaluation: Sometimes the receiver of information tries to dig out meaning without much thinking at the time of receiving or even before receiving information, which can be wrong. This type of evaluation is a hindrance in the exchange of information and the enthusiasm of the sender gets dampened.

(ii) Lack of Attention: When the receiver is preoccupied with some important work he/she does not listen to the message attentively. For example, an employee talking to his boss when the latter is busy in some important conversation. In such a situation, the boss may not pay any attention to the talk of the subordinate. Thus, there arises psychological hurdle in communication.

(iii) Distrust: For successful communication, the transmitter and the receiver must trust each other. If there is a lack of trust between them, the receiver will always derive an opposite meaning from the message. Because of this, communication will become meaningless.