Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

1. Your friend Sandra shows you her new tattoo. You don’t care for it, but you don’t want to hurt her feelings. Illustrate how you would use nonverbal cues to communicate your sincerity when you respond to her.
2. Children pay the most attention to verbal communication, while adults focus more on nonverbal communication.
3. People primarily use nonverbal cues to indicate when they would like to speak in a conversation.
4. People tend to give more weight to what people say than to how they say it.
5. Kinesic behavior is narrow and includes mostly hand gestures.


1. False
2. True
3. True
4. False
5. False

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a) Immediacy b) Color c) Conciseness d) Correctness

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A. routine B. task C. self-centered D. maintenance

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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