Alejandro was sitting by himself in the quad, leaned over, with his head resting on the heels of his hands.Joe approached 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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Alejandro's nonverbal behavior could be interpreted as either sad or thoughtful, demonstrating the ambiguity often present in nonverbal messages.

Alejandro Was Sitting by Himself in the Quad, Leaned Over