Gordon figured he would embarrass himself when he had to go in front of the class to give a presentation. He hated thinking about it so much that he put off preparing his presentation until the last minute. He gave a bad performance. This is an example of

What will be an ideal response?

Answer: A self-fulfilling prophesy

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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The ________ perspective of mass communication sees media as senders of messages (discrete bits of information) across space.

A. critical B. transmissional C. administrative D. ritual

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