When one partner’s first negative expression is reciprocated
with an escalation of negativity, this will likely reflect refusing to accept
influence in which a person is likely to behave of refusing an effect that is
offered to him or her such as an individual’s behavior or development.
Conference calls (answer C)
Are you looking for an appropriate word to name this?
I think that a good name is "propaganda", especially when the information is of political relevance.
In the past (and to some extend present) some totalitarian or non-democratic states used propaganda to shape public opinion.
