Desensitizing theory sees media-depicted violence as callusing

Jennifer?s project group in her communication class selected the topic of improving services for

non-traditional students on campus. Each member in the group had volunteered to talk to a different member of the university staff, and several members had volunteered to search the Internet for what others schools might be doing. Ricardo had volunteered to be moderator, and was efficient at running the group meetings. On their fifth meeting, members of the group shared information they had gathered. What phase is this group experiencing? A) orientation B) conflict C) emergence D) reinforcement

The knowledge of and opinions about a speech topic that listeners have before they hear a speaker is known as _____.

a. initial audience disposition b. relevance c. audience adaptation d. personal impact