Dana's teachers and classmates often referred to her as the "class clown.". Dana internalized this label and continued to make jokes during class time. The process of acting in accordance to the labels bestowed on us is called
a. Facework.
b. Self-fulfilling prophecy.
c. Identity management.
d. Social comparison.
b. When someone internalizes labels or comments made about who they are
and then act in accordance with these expectations, they are engaging in a self-fulfilling
prophecy.
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Given the definition of persuasion and the intent of persuasion, which of the following statements does the text agree with?
a. Persuasion requires a change in behavior, even if the change is delayed, unwilling or slight. b. Persuasion occursany time you move a listener's opinion in the direction you advocate, even if thatmovement is slight. c. Persuasion occurs when you reiterate listeners' values, attitudes, or beliefs. d. Persuasion occursany time you speak persuasively.
The __________ view of ethics argues that the rightness or wrongness of an act is absolute and exists apart from the values or beliefs of any individual or culture
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).