During a Phone Conversation, You Are Able to Infer Something

question 8

Multiple Choice

During a phone conversation, you are able to infer something about the speaker's mood and personality by listening to his or her vocal cues. This fact illustrates which of the following claims about nonverbal communication?

• A)Nonverbal communication is usually believed over verbal communication.
• B)Nonverbal communication is present in most forms of interpersonal communication.
• C)Nonverbal communication conveys more meaning than verbal communication.
• D)Nonverbal communication metacommunicates.

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