Question

Identify the function of nonverbal cues in relation to verbal messages in the following example: Without saying anything, a wife sends a message to her husband that it is time to leave a party by establishing eye contact, nodding toward the front door, and standing up. a. repeats the verbal message b. contradicts the verbal message c. accents the verbal message d. substitutes for the verbal message

Answer 1

d. substitutes for the verbal message

Step-by-step explanation:

Nonverbal cues is a type of communication that is established without the direct use of words, and can be expressed by symbols, movements, expressions, codes, among other ways of communicating. In the case of the text shown in the question above, we can see an example of nonverbal cues when the wife signals to her husband that she wants to leave the party. The function of nonverbal cues in this case was to replace the verbal message with signs.