Question

During a phone conversation, you are able to infer something about the speaker's mood and personality by listening to his or her vocal cues. This fact illustrates which of the following claims about nonverbal communication?
A) Nonverbal communication is usually believed over verbal communication.
B) Nonverbal communication is present in most forms of interpersonal communication.
C) Nonverbal communication conveys more meaning than verbal communication.
D) Nonverbal communication metacommunicates.

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct answer is: B) Nonverbal communication is present in most forms of interpersonal communication.

Explanation:

Nonverbal communication can be understood as the transmission of messages and information without the use of spoken words. Nonverbal communication consists of the use of gestures, signals, posture, and a mixture of all of those components to produce a message that can be understood by another individual.

Nonverbal communication can also occur via vocal cues such as the tone, inflections, emphasis put in certain words, and so on.

Therefore, nonverbal communication is present in most forms of interpersonal communication. B.