Developing a Model
Choose a communication event (e.g., going on a job interview, asking someone out for a date, participating in a communication class).
Create a model that includes different elements that should be taken into consideration when explaining or understanding the communication that takes place in that context or situation.
Consider relationships that exist among the variables in explaining that particular situation.
Do you think communication can be effectively explained by developing models and theories to explain the behaviors that occur? Why?
Do you believe that the covering law and rules approaches to answering questions about the nature of reality are distinct in their applicability to particular communication behaviors? Why or why not?
