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Interpersоnаl Cоmmunicаtiоn Cаn Be Intentional or Unintentional Duringinterpersonal encounters, people tend to perceive nearly everything we say and do as having communicative meaning—whether or not we intend to send a message. Scholars express this with the axiom “One cannot not communicate” (Watzlawick et al., 1967, p. 51). Most of the time we intend, and people interpret, specific meanings. Sometimes, however, people perceive meanings from behaviors that we didn’t intend to be meaningful. In such instances, interpersonal communication has occurred, even though it was unintentional. For example, imagine that you greet a friend of yours, “Hey, how’s it going?” Your friend greets you back, “Hi, good to see you!” So far so good—both messages were intentional, and both were interpreted as intended. But then, as your friend tells you about their new romantic partner, your contact lens becomes displaced. It’s the third time this has happened that day, so you sigh loudly in frustration and move your eyes to try to get it back into position. Your friend, seeing this, thinks you’re sighing and rolling your eyes as a message about their partner, and gets angry, “Oh, so you disapprove? Why!?” Whether you like it or not, interpersonal communication has occurred, even though it was unintentional. To avoid such misunderstandings, keep this simple rule in mind: when you’re communicating with others, most of what you say and do will be perceived as communication. At the same time, this does not mean that you’re responsible for the inferences that others may make from your unintentional behavior. So, for instance, in the preceding example, it is not your fault that your friend thought you disapproved of their new partner. Instead, it was a simple misunderstanding. When such misunderstandings arise, it is useful to quickly clarify the meaning, such as explaining, “This is the third time today my contact lens has slipped.” We will discuss interpersonal communication misunderstandings, and how you can resolve them, in more detail in Chapter 8. APPLY. Please number your answer so I know which question you're answering. Answer in at least 200 words. Do not use examples provided in this assignment. Explain why it's good to know how this principle works. In other words, how might it impact a person's life? Provide an example of the principle from your real life experience with enough detail to demonstrate clear understanding.