What is interactive modeling?

Answer 1

The interactive communication model is a way to represent how two people communicate. One person, the sender, wants to send a piece of information, the message. The sender uses a communication channel, such as email or face-to-face conversation, to a second person, the receiver. Sometimes noise, a term referring to any distractions, will compromise the message. Once the receiver has the message, he or she will send feedback, letting the sender know whether the message was transmitted well and how the receiver feels about it. The communication of both people, the sender and receiver, is influenced by their individual experiences, culture, and knowledge. This is called their field of experience.

Other models of communication are also used to represent communication. The linear communication model is more basic, while the transactional communication model is more complex.

Example: WikiAnswers itself is an example of interactive communication. You can think of somebody who answers your questions as the sender. The answer that they send is the message, sent through this website (the communication channel), to the receiver who originally asked the question. Poor grammar and incorrect spelling will make the answer harder to understand, so they are examples of noise. If the message helped the receiver, the receiver can send a trust point as a form of positive feedback. If the answer was incorrect or inappropriate, the receiver can flag it as a form of constructive or negative feedback. You can look at each person's profile page to get an idea of their field of experience.