When disciplining your 2-year-old son, you raise your voice to emphasize the first word of the command "stop throwing your bottle." what function of nonverbal communication are you using?

The correct answer is spotlighting.

Spotlighting refers to a non-verbal communication technique where the loudness and emphasis on one word in a sentence or phrase is increased. This non-verbal communication technique makes listeners pay particular attention to the louder, emphasized word. In this instance when you command, "S top throwing your bottle" and emphasize the word "stop", your toddler will be most attentive to the word "stop".