Define explicit and implicit rules in interpersonal communication, and provide your own example of each.
What will be an ideal response?
- Explicit rules are stated or written.
* An example is that there is no loud talking in the college library, so conversational partners know to keep their volume low when discussing the research they are seeking. Loud talking will result in being asked to leave the library.
- Implicit rules are not spelled out.
* An example is that each person in a conversation speaks in turn and does not talk over the conversational partner.
- Student examples may vary.
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What will be an ideal response?
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