Which Message Source Characteristic Refers to the Amount of Knowledge

question 143

Multiple Choice

Which message source characteristic refers to the amount of knowledge that a source is perceived to have about a subject?

• A) congruity
• B) expertise
• C) trustworthiness
• D) likeability
• E) intelligence

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Definitions:

Culturally Acceptable

Practices, behaviors, or norms that are deemed appropriate or permissible within a specific cultural or social context.

Collective Unconscious

A concept proposed by Carl Jung referring to the part of a person's unconscious which is derived from ancestral memory and experience shared by all humankind.

Biological Drives

Basic, instinctual processes that motivate organisms to fulfill their needs, such as hunger, thirst, and the need for sleep.

Defense Mechanisms

Methods applied without conscious awareness to safeguard against the unease generated by thoughts or feelings that are not acceptable.