The Idea That Nonverbal Immediacy Behaviors Are Processed as a Gestalt

question 29

Multiple Choice

The idea that nonverbal immediacy behaviors are processed as a gestalt means that:

• A) when people make judgments about the intimacy level of an interaction, nonverbal behaviors outweigh verbal statements.
• B) people focus on the whole package of nonverbal behaviors rather than any single behavior.
• C) people consider the situational and relational context when interpreting the meaning behind nonverbal immediacy cues.
• D) all of the above

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