The key features of the interaction model of communication are: (A) It is a…

Concept

An interaction model treats communication as a two-way, sequential exchange. Participants alternate the roles of sender and receiver, and feedback is the response that links one message to the next. Meaning is shaped by both physical and psychological context, so the model is less focused on a single transmitted message and more focused on the interaction.

Application

• A is true: the feedback loop makes the process two-way.

• B is false: physical setting, such as space and environment, forms part of the context considered by the model.

• C is true: attitudes, emotions, and other psychological conditions affect how messages are interpreted.

• D is false: feedback is specifically a response to a received message.

• E is true: the model emphasizes the continuing interaction rather than only the transfer of one message.

Contrast and cross-check

• The combination A, B and C contains B, which excludes a context that the model actually considers.

• The combination B, C and D contains both B and D, contradicting the model’s treatment of physical context and feedback.

• The combination A, C and E brings together the two-way process, psychological context, and interaction-centred emphasis.

• The combination C, D and E contains D, which reverses the meaning of feedback.

Therefore, the statements that characterize the interaction model are A, C and E, so the answer is A, C and E only.