Gestures to help the flow of speech, for example, raising your hand in class are _______.
A) affect displays
B) regulators
C) emblems
D) adaptors
E) markers

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Gestures used to regulate or control the conversation, such as raising a hand to indicate a desire to speak, are called regulators. Affect displays are gestures used to convey emotions, emblems are gestures with a specific meaning in a culture, adaptors are gestures used to manage personal needs or emotions (e.g. playing with hair when nervous), and markers are gestures used to indicate a point in a conversation.

Gestures to Help the Flow of Speech, for Example, Raising