1. Discuss how the essential elements of interpersonal communication (source/receiver,

messages, feedback, feedforward, channel, noise, context, competence, ethics) create

what we experience as transactional communication. (Ch. 1)

2. Explain the five psychological processes that influence perceptions (primacy and recency,

self-fulfilling prophecy, personality theory, consistency, and attribution) and what barriers

to accurate perception can result. (Ch. 3)

And then These questions involve synthesis/personal application. 

Your answers should be in first person. For instance, for question three don’t just list the textbook’s 

strategies for increasing self-esteem, but discuss what would work best for increasing your own self-esteem.

3. Discuss specific strategies by which you could increase personal feelings of self-esteem. (Ch.3) 

4. Describe the differences between non-assertive, aggressive, and assertive messages, and

describe strategies for improving your own ability to communicate assertively. (Ch. 5)