If you touch your thumb and first finger together to form a circle, it means "Aokay" in North America, while it means "You are worth zero" in France and Belgium. This difference illustrates
a. that gestures are too inexact to be considered a part of kinesics.
b. gestures tend to reveal feelings that would normally be concealed.
c. cultural learning affects the meaning of gestures.
d. all of these aspects.
ANSWER: c
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