According to Cantril (Who Studied the Results of the Broadcast

question 118

Multiple Choice

According to Cantril (who studied the results of the broadcast of War of the Worlds) , why were Americans convinced the broadcast was a real news report?

• A) At the time, it wasn't unusual to hear about alien invasions and informational social influence.
• B) The actors were very convincing and normative social influence.
• C) The show parodied existing news shows well and informational social influence.
• D) Normative social influence and private acceptance.

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Definitions:

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