How Does the Nonverbal Code of Vocalics Affect How We

Multiple Choice

How does the nonverbal code of vocalics affect how we decode messages?

A) Changes in vocal characteristics give us additional information about a sender's intent and emotional state.
B) Changes in vocal characteristics have little impact on our understanding of the sender's verbal message.
C) Since people tend to communicate with habitual vocal characteristics, vocalics doesn't affect how we decode a sender's messages.
D) When there are dramatic changes in a sender's vocal characteristics, noise is created that interferes with decoding the message.