The Number of People Interacting Is One Way to Identify

question 54

Multiple Choice

The number of people interacting is one way to identify communication as interpersonal. What is the other?

• A) The location of the interaction
• B) The complexity of the interaction
• C) The length of the interaction
• D) The quality of the interaction

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Definitions:

Third Variable Assumption

The idea in research that a correlation between two variables might be explained by a third factor that affects both of the original variables.

Scientific Method

A systematic and logical approach to discovering how things in the universe work, involving observation, hypothesis formulation, experimentation, and conclusion.

Psychological Trait

A characteristic way of thinking, feeling, or behaving that is consistent over time and situations and distinguishes one individual from another.

Variables

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