You Advise a Friend to Enroll in Professor Windplenty's Class

question 297

Multiple Choice

You advise a friend to enroll in Professor Windplenty's class because "he's an easy 'A.'" A stranger in the registration line overhears you and decides to sign up for the same professor. This is an example of

• A) peripheral persuasion
• B) the "grapevine" effect
• C) the bystander phenomenon
• D) the unintended receiver effect

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Definitions:

Seminal

Having a strong influence on ideas, works, events, or developments that come later; pioneering.

Editorial Message

Content that communicates opinions, viewpoints, or insights, typically overseen by an editor or a publication's editorial team.

Opinion

A belief or judgment formed about something, not necessarily based on fact or knowledge.

Factual Information

Accurate data or details based on real events, facts, or evidence.