Feedback refers to messages or information that are sent back to the source from where the message came. The speaker adjusts messages by strengthening, de-emphasizing or changing the content or form of the messages.
There are certain dimensions along which feedback is appraised and observed with respect to certain attributes.
The positive-negative dimension measures the degree of optimism or pessimism in the contents of the response given by the receiver to the sender.
The person-focused and message-focused aspect emphasizes the context in which the message is delineated, whether its cynosure is the person who sent it or the message that was sent.
The immediate-delayed dimension checks the timeliness factor of the message that the sender receives in response from the receiver.
The low-monitoring, high-monitoring dimension talks about the spontaneity and sincerity with which the message was responded back to. In effect, the contrasting factor is a tactfully and carefully crafted response to serve a specific purpose in disguise.
The supportive-critical dimension revolves around the magnitude of affirmation or divergence that the message displays in relative comparison of the original message that he sent.
