What is the relationship between credibility and persuasive communication? What is a way that credibility can be undermined? How does this relate to a communicator's self-interest?
What will be an ideal response?
Communicators who are credible—who seem to know what they are talking about or who are expert with respect to the topics or issues they are presenting—are more persuasive than those who are seen as lacking expertise. Communicators can, though, lose their credibility and therefore their ability to persuade. One means by which credibility can be undermined is if you learn that a communicator has a personal stake (financial or otherwise) in persuading you
to adopt a particular position. Because of this, communicators are seen as most credible and persuasive when they are perceived as arguing against their self-interests.
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a. the regression coefficient for stress will be significant. b. the regression coefficient for intrusive thoughts will be significant. c. both variables will be significant predictors. d. We can't tell.
Whose statement indicates an understanding of gender stability?
a. Tom, who says "Once a boy always a boy.". b. Dick, who says, "Boys should always play rough.". c. Harry who says, "My dad is a boy.". d. Sally, who says, "I do girl things.".
Researchers have found that watching ____ increased the likelihood of a child behaving in a prosocial manner
a. Bill Nye the Science Guy b. Mister Rogers' Neighborhood c. The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers d. Friends
Forms of obvious, overt prejudice, which are considered inappropriate by most social standards today, are sometimes called ______.
A. modern-symbolic prejudice B. old-fashioned prejudice C. benevolent prejudice D. hostile prejudice