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6 August, 13:27

Rick's manager, Susan, called him into her office one afternoon to discuss his annual evaluation. As soon as Rick sat down, Susan said, "Rick, your performance is unacceptable and I'm going to have to let you go." After a moment of silence, Susan grinned and winked at Rick, and he knew she was joking. Susan used nonverbal communication to

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  1. 6 August, 17:10
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    The answer is: meta-communicate that she was joking

    Explanation:

    Meta-communication is affected by the stimuli, so the verbal communication can have a different meaning.

    One message accompanied by different meta-communication can mean totally different things, for example an irony.

    When Susan winked at Rick (Susan meta-communicated by winking) her words meant the opposite.
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