Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. Presentational communication describes facts or conveys information, while
representational communication gives one person’s particular version of the facts.
2. Social construction involves the way in which symbols take on meaning in a social
context as they are used over time.
3. The representational and presentational nature of communication is limited to
interactions between people.
4. Communication is interesting and worthy of study because something magical and
extra happens in the process beyond the mere exchange of messages.


1. FALSE
2. TRUE
3. FALSE
4. TRUE

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