President Nixon visited Latin America on a goodwill tour. As he exited the plane he gave the A-OK sign. Many Latin Americans were offended by this gesture, because in their region this was an obscene gesture. Which difficulty in interpreting nonverbal behavior does this best demonstrate?

A. Nonverbal messages are often ambiguous.
B. Nonverbal messages are continuous.
C. Nonverbal cues are multichanneled.
D. Nonverbal interpretation is culture-based.


Answer: D. Nonverbal interpretation is culture-based.

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