When Orson Welles Broadcast War of the Worlds, a Fictitious

Multiple Choice

When Orson Welles broadcast War of the Worlds, a fictitious program about a hostile Martian takeover of Earth, many people who heard the program eventually believed the takeover was a real threat and panicked. The power of __________ was a major cause of this widespread panic.

A) fear-arousing communications
B) informational social influence
C) propaganda
D) normative social influence