As he drove out of the driveway, he saw his wife waving but did not realize that she wanted him to stop to avoid running over the tricycle. He thought she was just waving good-bye. The problem in this nonverbal episode is that we

A. have many ways to say good-bye, including handshakes, hugging, and waving.
B. use a variety of cues to communicate the same meaning.
C. have a one-to-one relationship between signal and meaning, so that one cue has one meaning.
D. use the same cue to communicate a variety of meanings.


Answer: D

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