The Nakamura Home Is a Bustle of Activity in the Morning

question 52

Multiple Choice

The Nakamura home is a bustle of activity in the morning. The radio is tuned in so Melanie can hear the traffic report, three of her children are talking together at the breakfast table, and Paul reads aloud the family's car pool schedule. This is all possible because communication is a(n)

• A) ongoing, dynamic process.
• B) linear process.
• C) chaotic process.
• D) rigid process.

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