Which Theory Suggests That If You Want to Prevent a Potentially

question 33

Multiple Choice

Which theory suggests that if you want to prevent a potentially damaging counter-persuasive effort,the best thing you can do is to forewarn receivers to expect the persuasive effort?

• A)inoculation theory
• B)expectation violations theory
• C)uncertainty reduction theory
• D)social exchange theory

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