Variation in our tone of voice or in its pitch, expression, or rate of speed is known as ______.
A) paralinguistics
B) occulesics
C) linguistics
D) kinesics

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Variation in tone of voice, pitch, expression, and rate of speed all fall under paralinguistics, which is the study of nonverbal communication in spoken language. Occulesics refers specifically to nonverbal communication through eye contact and movement, linguistics is the study of language in general, and kinesics refers to nonverbal communication through body language and gestures.

Variation in Our Tone of Voice or in Its Pitch