Which are characteristics of interpersonal communication (select all that apply)?
a. Communication is unavoidable.
b. Each person has an independent role as sender or receiver of messages.
c. The sender and receiver are dependent in interpersonal communication.
d. Interpersonal communication is the means by which we confirm and validate self.
e. Interpersonal communication is irreversible and unrepeatable.
A, D, E
Communication is unavoidable and inevitable when people are aware of one another. Each per-son assumes roles as both sender and receiver of messages in interpersonal communication. In interpersonal communication, the sender and the receiver are interdependent. Interpersonal communication is the means by which we confirm and validate self. Interpersonal communication is irreversible and unrepeatable and almost always functions in a context of change.
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