Which of the following is NOT true about nonverbal behavior?

a. It must be interpreted using the context in which it occurs.

b. It communicates deception.

c. it is possible to gauge meaning from a specific nonverbal behavior.

d. It can communicate status and power.

The answer to the question is Option B, it communicates deception.

Explanation:

While it is true that nonverbal behavior can communicate deception, it doesn't always do so. It can communicate other emotions or states of mind like nervousness or fear. Context is important to discern the meaning of nonverbal cues. Anthropologist Clifford Geertz is famous for using the wink as an example of the complexity of nonverbal behavior. You need to know the context of a wink to know what it means. It could also be a twitch or a blink or some involuntary movement that has no special meaning like a wink does.