Which of the Following Is NOT a Research-Based Finding About

question 34

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a research-based finding about source credibility?

• A) The introduction of a speaker by another person can increase the speaker's credibility.
• B) The way the other person introduces you can increase or decrease your credibility in the eyes of the audience.
• C) The speaker's perceived status can increase or decrease source credibility.
• D) Audiences are mercifully slow in deciding a speaker's status or source credibility.

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Definitions:

Cohabitating Couples

Partners who live together in a committed relationship without being legally married.

Nonfamily Household

Living arrangements where individuals reside alone or with people to whom they are not related by blood, marriage, or adoption.

Children

are young human beings who are not yet fully mature, typically characterized by a stage of development that precedes adolescence and adulthood.

Marrying

The legal or formal joining of two people as partners in a personal relationship, recognized and sanctioned by law or cultural practice.