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.

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This exchange exemplifies the difficulty in interpreting nonverbal behavior where nonverbal messages are often ambiguous as Alejandro's body language could be interpreted as either being sad or deep in thought.

Roark Saw Alejandro Sitting by Himself in the Quad and Leaning