What was an unexpected side effect of the Mental Illness Fellowship of Australia campaign?
What will be an ideal response?
An unexpected side effect came from the participants’ feedback on which messages were, and were not, easy to understand. The focus was responding to a report from the National Mental Health Commission of Australia, to which the government had made no response at the time of the workshops. MIFA had proposed to the workshop participants that their key message for politicians be “act NOW on mental illness,” followed by a number of points drawn from the report’s recommendations. However, participants found some of the lengthy document’s recommendations confusing and complex, and instead suggested that the focus be simply “get on with implementing this report.”
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Which theory of communication states the public will not have faith in a writer's message, or act on it, if it clashes with their existing beliefs?
a. Cognitive dissonance b. Diffusion c. Adoption d. Source credibility
Research by Lillian Rubin concerning cross-sex friendships found each of the following
EXCEPT: A) Women reported a higher level of intimacy and friendship than their male counterparts. B) Men seemed to gain more from their friendships with women than women did from men. C) Men valued their friendships with women for providing more nurturance and intimacy than their male friendships. D) Women did not feel their male friendships were as intimate or rewarding as their female friendships.
Friendships are either task-oriented or relationship-oriented, but not both
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
When signs and symbols are interpreted by a participant in the communication process, ________ is said to have occurred.
A. feedback B. noise C. decoding D. encoding