Which of the following is a major difference between the linear and transactional models of communication?
A) The transactional model is a simplified form of the linear model.
B) The linear model is a better representation of the complexity of human communication than the transactional model.
C) Both models have messages, channels, environments, and noise, but the transactional model includes encoding and decoding.
D) The transactional model more accurately shows that people are communicating all of the time, that all participants are communicators and accounts for feedback and nonverbal communication.

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The major difference between the linear and transactional models of communication is that the transactional model more accurately represents the complexity of human communication by showing that people are communicating all of the time, that all participants are communicators and accounts for feedback and nonverbal communication. The linear model is a simplified form of communication that does not include these elements. Both models include messages, channels, environments, and noise, but the transactional model also includes encoding and decoding.

Which of the Following Is a Major Difference Between the Linear