How does nonverbal communication differ from verbal communication?
A: People have more control over their nonverbal than their verbal behavior.
B: We tend to think about our nonverbal behaviors more than about our use of language.
C: We learn nonverbal behaviors implicitly.
D: Nonverbal behavior always complements verbal behavior.
A: People have more control over their nonverbal than their verbal behavior.
B: We tend to think about our nonverbal behaviors more than about our use of language.
C: We learn nonverbal behaviors implicitly.
D: Nonverbal behavior always complements verbal behavior.
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- Which of the following is true about nonverbal behavior? A: We are rarely conscious of our nonverbal communication behaviors. B: The lower a person’s status, the more likely the person is to use large, expansive gestures. C: There are no nonverbal behaviors that consistently reveal deception. D: There is little cultural variation in how nonverbal communication is used.
- The importance of nonverbal communication is__________________. A: nonverbal behavior accounts for much of the meaning we derive from conversations B: nonverbal behavior is significant because it spontaneously reflects the speaker's subconsciousness. C: nonverbal communication is significant is that even if we are silent, the nonverbal dimension of our communication is always present.
- Explain how verbal communication, nonverbal communication, and interpersonal nonverbal signals differ from each other.
- How does nonverbal behavior control the pace or flow of communication?
- Which of the following statements about the relations between verbal and nonverbal communication is WRONG? A: Verbal and nonverbal communications are consistent. B: Nonverbal signs can repeat a message already conveyed in verbal language. C: Nonverbal messages can complement what has been said. D: Nonverbal signs can substitute meanings conveyed by verbal messages.