Question

Tami is in the lounge of her doctor's office waiting for some very important results. while waiting, tami nervously shakes her leg. tami is displaying which form of nonverbal communication?

a. an emblem
b. a self-adapter
c. an affective display
d. a regulator

Answer 1

The correct answer is b. a self-adapter

A self-adaptive behavior refers to behaviors such touching one's own hair, face or clothes, fidgeting, tapping fingers, etc., in order to cope with stressful situations. In Tami's instance, because she is presumably anxious about some important health checkup results, she is showing a self-adaptive behavior by nervously shaking her leg.