What Do Maltz and Borker Suggest About Head-Nodding in Conversations

question 70

Multiple Choice

What do Maltz and Borker suggest about head-nodding in conversations between men and women? 

• A) Men are signalling they are listening. 
• B) Women are signalling they agree. 
• C) There are no gender differences in head nodding during conversations between men and women. 
• D) There are differences in meanings between women's nods and men's nods during conversations.

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