Which of the following is not true concerning nonverbal decoding skills?

a. Females tend to be better decoders than males.
b. Decoding skills tend to increase through the mid-twenties, decreasing in later years.
c. There is a minimal proven relationship between intelligence and other verbal measures and nonverbal coding ability.
d. Teachers are extremely skilled at decoding their students' nonverbal cues.


ANS: d

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