When Orson Welles Broadcast War of the Worlds, a Fictitious

question 199

Multiple Choice

When Orson Welles broadcast War of the Worlds, a fictitious program about a hostile Martian takeover of Earth, many people who heard the program eventually believed the takeover was a real threat and panicked. The power of __________ was a major cause of this widespread panic.

• A) fear-arousing communications
• B) informational social influence
• C) propaganda
• D) normative social influence

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Definitions:

Tab Control

A graphical control element that allows multiple documents or panels to be contained within a single window, using tabs as a navigational widget.

Rectangle

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Box

A cloud storage and collaboration platform that allows users to store, share, and access files online.

Lookup

The action or process of searching for information or data in a database, spreadsheet, or another digital environment.