The process by which innovations are spread to members of a social system is known as ______.

A. adaptation
B. diffusion
C. opinion leadership
D. redemptive analogy


B. diffusion

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Joshua and Jodi are at their first college party. They decide to try some of the party punch their hosts have prepared. After two glasses, they have discovered that it’s much easier to talk with each other. They aren’t at all stressed. Which of the following would best explain what Joshua and Jodi are experiencing?

A. Social Interactive Influence Theory B. Social Expectancy Observation C. Social Lubrication Effect D. Social Flirtation Theory

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A speech that is organized by a time sequence uses the ______________organizational pattern

A. Spatial B. Topical C. Chronological D. Causal

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"A July 23, 2010, Wall Street Journal online article, ‘BP

Managers Named in Disaster Probe' by Ben Casselman and Russell Gold, said testimony in a federal investigation indicated several reasons to anticipate a major incident". This is an example of an oral citation from a a. blog. b. database. c. newspaper. d. magazine.

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A person who changes who he or she is, depending on the person with whom he or she is interacting, may not be wishy-washy but merely reflecting an appropriate social self

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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