A police officer uses an upright hand with a flat palm to indicate "stop" to oncoming traffic in the middle of a busy city intersection. This action demonstrates that a substituting signal is often used in place of an oral message because __________.
A. verbal messages are too long
B. verbal messages can be impossible, undesirable, or inappropriate
C. nonverbal messages are ambiguous
D. nonverbal messages are universal
Answer: B
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A. rational B. mutable C. logical D. intelligent
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A. What priorities will need to be addressed immediately in this position? B. What types of people tend to excel here? C. How long was the previous person here? D. How much will I be paid?
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a) Intimate b) Personal c) Social d) Public
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