When an audience hears a message that is so threatening that they quit listening, the speaker has created what?

A. Co-orientation
B. Defense avoidance
C. Value fear
D. Attitude appeal


B

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What will be an ideal response?

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When a close friend she hasn't seen in a long time visits Beth in her dormitory room, Beth closes the door to the hallway, turns off the radio and shuts the window. By doing so Beth is reducing the potential __________ so she can effectively listen to her friend. [p. 119, III]

a. environmental distractions b. internal obstacles c. insular obstacles d. regulative distractions e. message impediments

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What method of impression formation is most likely to lead to prejudice?

What will be an ideal response?

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Listeners' judgments about a speaker's ethos

A) are durable. B) are not made hastily. C) are general. D) are mainly based on appearance. E) directly affect the speaker's logos and pathos.

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