A teacher has a guest speaker come to his classroom to talk about the dangers of drug use.The guest speaker is a former drug dealer and hardcore drug user, who became involved in crime as a result of his connection to drugs, spent many years in jail, later entered a drug rehabilitation programme, and finally cleaned up his act.Social psychologists would refer to this kind of communicator as a(n) ____.

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A convert communicator is someone who used to believe or behave a certain way but has since changed their beliefs or behaviors. In this case, the guest speaker used to be a drug dealer and user but has since turned their life around and is now speaking out against drug use. This personal transformation can make them a more effective communicator for the dangers of drug use. The other options (sleeper source, normative communicator, implicit source) do not accurately describe this type of communicator.

A Teacher Has a Guest Speaker Come to His Classroom