Liza finds herself disagreeing with the speaker who has come to talk to her class about why they should start buying more locally produced foods as she questions some of the sources he uses to support his ideas. Donna was most likely using what strategy to make her decision?

a. liking heuristic
b. evaluation of the message strength
c. credibility heuristic
d. consensus heuristic


b. evaluation of the message strength

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As a result of the fundamental attribution error, what occurs when regarding the emotional behavior of women and men?

a. Men's anger is attributed to internal factors. b. Women's anger is attributed to internal factors. c. Men's anger is seen as less justifiable. d. Women's anger is attributed to external factors.

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Discuss and give examples for the translation problems related to experience.

What will be an ideal response?

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About ______ Americans and more than 400 million people worldwide are affected by some type of mental disorder.

A. 43,000 B. 430,000 C. 4.3 million D. 43 million

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Asking how and why communication works is the focus of the __________ approach

a. functional b. meaning-centered c. organizational communicational d. situational

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