What I Have Learned Directions. Read each statement below carefully. Write T if you think the statement is TRUE and F if you think the statement is FALSE. The five functions of communication are regulation/control, social interaction, motivation, information, and emotional expression. 2. Regulatory communication refers to giving orders or directions, making requests or attempting influence the actions of others, and accepting or refusing directions. 3. In social interaction or shared attention with others, the individual is communicating not only to meet his own desires and needs but also to socially interact with the people around him. 4. Emotional function is the fundamental requirement of being able to adapt and adjust oneself to environment. 5. Information expression function .
