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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Definitions:

Unbiased

An attribute of an estimator in statistics that means the expected value of the estimator equals the true parameter value it estimates.

Consistent

Referring to an attribute or behavior that is reliable and uniform over time, showing little to no variation.

Confidence Interval

A range of values that is used to estimate the true value of a population parameter with a certain level of confidence.

Population Parameter

A population parameter is a numerical value that summarizes or describes a characteristic of the entire population, such as mean, variance, or standard deviation.