Adam is a sophomore and is listening to a speaker in his finance class talk about the importance of starting to save for a retirement as soon as possible. Adam is pretty focused on his life right now and has a hard time imagining being out of college, let alone being retired. Because of this, his perception of the speaker’s credibility is:

a. less important because he is not engaged in the message
b. more important because this information is new information to him
c. more important because the issue is not personally relevant
d. less important because the issue is not personally relevant


c. more important because the issue is not personally relevant

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A) six B) seven C) five D) four

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Which of the following statements was NOT a finding of research about romantic relationships established online?

A. Participants report similar or superior levels of satisfaction compared with traditional means of relating. B. Participants report being anxious about constructing their online profiles. C. Participants report an ease of communicating online. D. More and more people are using the Internet to establish romantic relationships.

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When examining behavioral pairs, complementary behaviors are said to occur when:

a. Person A is nice to person B b. Behavior A calls forth a similar behavior B c. Person A looks like person B d. Behavior A calls for an opposite behavior B e. Person A likes/values person B

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According to the eHarmony website, there are nine issues at the heart of couple conflicts. Identify at least five of those issues

What will be an ideal response?

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