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人际传播的特点 Four Principles of Interpersonal Communication 1.Interpersonal communication is inescapable We cant not communicate. The very attempt not to communicate communicates something. Through not only words, but through tone of voice and through gesture, posture, facial expression, etc., we constantly communicate to those around us. Through these channels, we constantly receive communication from others. Even when you sleep, you communicate. Remember a basic principle of communication in general: people are not mind readers. Another way to put this is: people judge you by your behavior, not your intent. 2.Interpersonal communication is irreversible You cant really take back something once it has been said. The effect must inevitably remain. Despite the instructions from a judge to a jury to \witness made,\it cant help but make an impression on the jury. A Russian proverb says, \you can never swallow it again.\3.Interpersonal communication is complicated No form of communication is simple. Because of the number of variables involved, even simple requests are extremely complex. Theorists note that whenever we communicate there are really at least six \ involved: 1) who you think you are; 2) who you think the other person is; 3) who you think the other person thinks you are; 4) who the other person thinks /she is; 5) who the other person thinks you are; and 6) who the other person thinks you think s/he is. We dont actually swap ideas, we swap symbols that stand for ideas. This also complicates communication. Words (symbols) do not have inherent meaning; we simply use them in certain ways, and no two people use the same word exactly alike. 4.Interpersonal communication is contextual In other words, communication does not happen in isolation. There is: ? Psychological context, which is who you are and what you bring to the interaction. Your needs, desires, values, personality, etc., all form the psycholo