While all your roommates are laboring over their textbooks in preparation for tomorrow's exam, you conspicuously pull your e-reader from your backpack. You are employing which form of nonverbal communication to complement your message?
A) Environmental factors
B) Facial expressions
C) Artifacts
D) Gesticulations
E) Kenesics

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Artifacts are objects or items that we use to communicate messages about ourselves to others. In this scenario, the e-reader is an artifact that communicates that the person is not studying from a traditional textbook like their roommates, but instead using technology.

While All Your Roommates Are Laboring Over Their Textbooks in Preparation