Which evasion tactic do group members tend to justify by claiming that any contradictory information is irrelevant or unrelated to the group's mission?

a) Closed-mindednes
b) Pressure toward uniformity
c) Attempt to remain focused
d) Noninvolvement in discussion


A

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Brad is trying to get his students to do their reading before class, but the majority of the students don’t because they believe they will get the information they need during class and can read to review after class. Based on the idea of induced compliance, all of the following are ways Brad could get his students to read the material prior to class except?

a. give an extra credit quiz over the readings b. give candy to the class if everyone reads the assigned chapters c. threaten to assign homework over the chapters if he feels that people are unable to actively participate in the discussion because they have not read d. stress the benefits to the students of reading the material before coming to class

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The “Cheesepocalypse” was ______.

A. a large-scale shortage of cheddar cheese that created problems for Kraft Macaroni & Cheese in marketing to children B. a shortage of mozzarella cheese that created a production problem for Red Baron pizzas C. a social media campaign by Kraft based on a spot shortage of Velveeta during football playoff season D. you’ve got to be kidding, Cheesepocalypse doesn’t exist!

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Almost any speech can benefit from presentation aids

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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The process of producing meaning from a source's message is known as ________

A) channeling B) decoding C) encoding D) translating E) message selection

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