If persons pay more attention to what family members, their friends, or teachers say about the tire recall crisis, this is an example of what theory?

a. Selective perception
b. Systems theory
c. Complexity theory
d. Diffusion of innovations


d

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Research suggests that the harmful effects of the demand-withdraw pattern in couples’ conflicts depends most on ______.

a. who becomes flooded first b. the use of repair mechanisms c. whose issue instigates the conflict d. when and where the conflict takes place

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Which of the following is most likely to cause a relationship breakup?

A. disillusionment B. antagonism C. lack of money D. contentiousness

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SELECT ALL THAT APPLY. Critical thinkers are most likely to ______.

A. ignore doubts about whether something is newsworthy B. adapt their thought processes to the situation C. see the “big picture” of a situation D. focus their coverage on stories that confirm their worldview

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Fejes and Petrich argued that, until the early 1930s, film portrayals of homosexuals were used as ______.

A. comic devices B. a form of erotic titillation C. to depict deviance, perversion, and decadence D. all of these

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