Communication Is a Transactional Process

Multiple Choice

Communication is a transactional process. What does that mean?

A) All of these answers are correct.
B) Transactional implies that the sender-receiver roles occur simultaneously.
C) Communication is an ongoing event with no clear beginning or end.
D) Transactional implies that participants in a communication must cooperate and negotiate shared meaning and understanding.
E) Transaction implies that communication is a sender and receiver phenomenon.