Abby scrolls through her phone while her mother tries to give her instructions for giving the dog his medication. When her mother stops talking, Abby says she is listening and asks her mom to continue. Despite Abby’s assurance that she is listening, her mom says she’ll just write the instructions down. Which assumption of nonverbal communication does this illustrate?
a. Nonverbal communication is often ambiguous.
b. Nonverbal communication may conflict with verbal communication.
c. Nonverbal communication regulates conversation.
d. Nonverbal communication is more believable than verbal communication.
d. Nonverbal communication is more believable than verbal communication.
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