As a conveyor of emotions, which of the following is true of nonverbal messages?

a. They are the primary conveyor of emotions.
b. They are secondary to verbal messages.
c. They are always consistent with verbal messages.
d. They convey less than 50 percent of our emotional messages.


a. They are the primary conveyor of emotions.
Nonverbal communication is the primary conveyer of emotions. People interpret how others feel about what they are communicating based almost entirely on their nonverbal messages.

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