The idea that people holding views contrary to those dominant in the media tend to keep their attitudes to themselves for fear of rejection is called:
a. the spiral of silence.
b. muted group theory.
c. neo-Marxist theory.
d. critical muffling.
a
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Which barrier to effective listening is displayed when Helga listens to Sven very carefully until he says something she can use against him, and then she interrupts?
A) criticizing the speaker.
B) emotional noise
C) speech rate vs. thought rate
D) information overload
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