Monica is being punished by her teacher because the teacher didn't care for the way Monica said, "Yes, Ma'am." Her nasal rendition of "yes" and the long drawn out "Ma'am" suggested a lack of respect that the teacher considered unacceptable. The teacher's dissatisfaction with Monica's statement demonstrates which characteristic of interpersonal relationships?

A. Interpersonal communication has both systems and processes.

B. Interpersonal communication has both content and relationship dimensions.

C. Interpersonal communication is irreversible.

D. Interpersonal communication is governed by social rules.

B). Interpersonal communication has both content and relationship dimensions.

Explanation:

Interpersonal communication is demonstrated as the communication in which people verbally or non-verbally communicate their thoughts, emotions, or feelings one-to-one (face-to-face).

As per the question, option B best illustrates the feature of interpersonal communication as it appropriately describes that 'these communications possess content along with relationship dimensions'. Content because this is the type of communication in which people truly shares their thoughts or emotions through verbal as non-verbal cues and 'relationship dimensions' as it promotes a higher degree of interaction in an effective manner that leads to solving of numerous relationship goals. Thus, option B is the correct answer.