In a series of experiments comparing the impact of verbal and nonverbal channels of communication on judgments of a speaker’s feelings, Albert Mehrabian determined the relative weights of verbal, vocal, and facial channels respectively as ______.

a. 7%, 38%, and 55%
b. 13%, 55%, and 32%
c. 21%, 33%, and 46%
d. 5%, 35%, and 60%


a. 7%, 38%, and 55%

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