The Transactional Nature of Communication as Described Originally by Barnlund

question 33

Multiple Choice

The transactional nature of communication as described originally by Barnlund 1970 refers to

• A)an exchange where we share understandings and use feedback to attain our purposes
• B)a transaction where we invent and attribute meanings to what we perceive in order to realise our purpose
• C)a transaction where we receive meaning through repetitive loop exchanges
• D)non-linear repetitive interchanges focused on the messages and the context in which those messages are transacted

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