Little Timmy did not get a toy from the supermarket that he really wanted. He refuses to sit near his mom or even hold her hand when he walks to the car. He is using his ____ to indicate his anger.
A) artifacts.
B) chronemics.
C) proxemics.
D) paralanguage.
E) silence.

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Proxemics refers to the use of personal space and physical distance to communicate. Little Timmy is using the distance he creates between himself and his mom (not sitting near her or holding her hand) to express his anger, which is a form of communication through proxemics.

Little Timmy Did Not Get a Toy from the Supermarket