PEARSON EDUCATION Your Interpersonal Communication Plus MyCommunicationLab with eText -- Access Card Package

Product Description ALERT: Before you purchase, check with your instructor or review your course syllabus to ensure that you select the correct ISBN. Several versions of Pearson's MyLab & Mastering products exist for each title, including customized versions for individual schools, and registrations are not transferable. In addition, you may need a CourseID, provided by your instructor, to register for and use Pearson's MyLab & Mastering products.   Packages Access codes for Pearson's MyLab & Mastering products may not be included when purchasing or renting from companies other than Pearson; check with the seller before completing your purchase.   Used or rental books If you rent or purchase a used book with an access code, the access code may have been redeemed previously and you may have to purchase a new access code.   Access codes Access codes that are purchased from sellers other than Pearson carry a higher risk of being either the wrong ISBN or a previously redeemed code. Check with the seller prior to purchase.  -- Debuting in its first edition, Your Interpersonal Communication provides students with the skills and knowledge they need to understand their own communication personalities and use this understanding to improve and influence their relationships with others.  Personalized learning through interactive pedagogical features this text allows students to determine their personal communication style—and use that knowledge to improve all of their communication interactions, finding a communication balance between two very different people. Review An excellent, cutting edge book written by researchers that acknowledges the role that biology plays in communication while allowing students to garner an awareness of their own communication.   Sean Horan DePaulUniversity   Simply, this is the best introductory interpersonal communication book that I’ve read.   Alan K. Goodboy BloomsburgUniversity     The “what can I do now” sections are great and I really appreciate the skills advice that is offered at the end of the chapters for the case studies! I think the information covered in each of the special theme sections is fascinating. This text encourages students to be cognizant of what they bring to communication situations and how to adapt their communication accordingly so they can be more competent communicators across a variety of interpersonal contexts. I’m excited for the book to be available!   Carrie Kennedy Lightsy IndianaU/Purdue U   I would definitely recommend the text for an Interpersonal Communication Course. This text would perhaps be one of the first to really represent what an Interpersonal Communication course should focus on.   Trevor Fraser Adelphi U   I do love assessments!  This text has interesting assessments. Very thorough follow-up discussions.  I just love these sections.    Laura Oliver  University of Texas San Antonio   There’s definitely a need and a place for this text.   Kendra Burkey HesstonCollege   Anything that helps us as human beings to understand ourselves and communicate more effectively with ourselves and others is useful, and I am intrigued by the possibilities of the personality approach.   Susan Hague  DelgadoCommunity College   A refreshing interpersonal communication textbook emphasizing gender and diversity issues, communication ethics, grounded communication theory and interpersonal communication skill development.   Marshall Prisbell Universityof Nebraska, Omaha   This textbook provides a unique approach to developing one’s interpersonal skills.  By combining natural science with social science theories, the authors are able to provide a more holistic approach to interpersonal communication than other texts currently on the market.   Barbara Tarter MarshallUniversity About the Author Timothy P. Mottet is Dean of the College of Fine Arts and Communication at  Texas State University-San Marcos. Before returning to Texas State where he taught for several yea