Josh sat separate from his group with his arms crossed for most of the meeting. Sam assumed that Josh did not want to be a part of the group. In actuality, Josh had just found out his partner broke up with him and was very distraught. What principle of nonverbal communication does this most closely illustrate?
A. Nonverbal behaviors are ambiguous.
B. When verbals and nonverbals contradict, people believe the nonverbal.
C. People cannot stop sending messages.
D. All of the answers are correct.
E. None of the answers is correct.
Answer: A
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