Meta Message Is Best Defined as

question 53

Multiple Choice

Meta message is best defined as

• A) the gist of the primary message that the subject line of a topic communicates.
• B) the overall but often underlying message people take away from a communication.
• C) the message that is unofficial and travels through the grapevine.
• D) the message communicated using an asynchronous mode of communication.
• E) the direct message in which the autonomous voice of the speaker is most prominent.

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Definitions:

Milgram Experiment

A psychological experiment conducted by Stanley Milgram in the 1960s to study obedience to authority, where participants were instructed to administer electric shocks to another person.

Stanford University Prison Experiment

A psychological study conducted by Philip Zimbardo in 1971 at Stanford University, where students were assigned roles of prisoners and guards to explore the effects of perceived power.

Generalization

Drawing a conclusion about a certain characteristic of a population based on a sample from it.

Logical Support

The provision of reasons or evidence to justify a claim or argument.