The Purposes of Rumors Include the Following EXCEPT FOR

question 38

Multiple Choice

The purposes of rumors include the following EXCEPT FOR:

• A)signaling a sender's status or power.
• B)creating noise as a communication barrier.
• C)serving as a vehicle to organize group members into coalitions.
• D)structuring and reducing anxiety.
• E)making sense of limited or fragmented information.

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