Question

Roark saw Alejandro sitting by himself in the quad and leaning over, with his head resting on the heels of his hands. Roark approached him and said, "Hey Alejandro, you look sad." Alejandro responded, "Huh? No, I'm just thinking." Which difficulty in interpreting nonverbal behavior does this exchange exemplify?

A. Nonverbal messages are often ambiguous.

B. Nonverbal messages are continuous.

C. Nonverbal cues are multichanneled.

D. Nonverbal interpretation is culture-based.

Answer 1

Option A

Step-by-step explanation:

Nonverbal communications are ambiguous because some times the face expressions (non verbal signals – Sad face or sitting alone gesture of Alejandro) and the verbal signals (communication between Roark and Alejandro) do not match or contradict each other. Some people prefer to believe on their interpretations of the nonverbal signals as compared to that of the verbal signals

Hence, option A is correct.