Kofi asks his older sister if he can borrow her bike. She replies with a written message that says only "Fine." Kofi thinks she is annoyed with him, although she says later that she was happy to lend it.
Explain why Kofi misunderstood his sister's reply. Refer to verbal and non-verbal communication in your answer.
67 exam-style questions on Oxford AQA IGCSE Psychology 2.1 Communication, covering 2.1.1 Language and thought, 2.1.2 Variation in recall and colour recognition, 2.1.3 Human versus animal communication, 2.1.4 Von Frisch's bee study, 2.1.5 Properties unique to human communication, 2.1.6 Verbal and non-verbal communication, 2.1.7 Functions of eye contact, 2.1.8 Body language, 2.1.9 Personal space, 2.1.10 Darwin's evolutionary theory of NVC, and 2.1.11 Evidence NVC is innate or learned. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.