What are the main features of the interactional model of communication?

1.It is best suited for new media

2.The feedback is done in circles

3.It is associated with the concept of field of experience

4.This model is also known as the convergence model

5.Here the communication always happens between two familiar persons

A1, 2 & 3 only

B2, 3 & 4 only

C1, 3 & 4 only ✓ Correct

D3, 4 & 5 only

Correct answer: (C) 1, 3 & 4 only

Explanation

The interactional model of communication is suited to new media, builds on the concept of field of experience, and is also called the convergence model.

Statement 1 holds because its turn-taking, feedback-based exchange fits new media well.

Statement 3 holds because overlapping fields of experience between communicators shape how a message is interpreted.

Statement 4 holds because Schramm's interaction model is widely termed the convergence model.

The claim that feedback moves in circles describes the continuous, simultaneous exchange of the transactional model, not this one.

The claim that communication here always occurs between two familiar persons is too absolute and does not define the model.

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