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Unlike the central route to persuasion,the peripheral route to persuasion is ________.


A) more explicit
B) conscious
C) reflective
D) more implicit

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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When Asch (1946) presented students with a description of someone as "intelligent,industrious,impulsive,critical,stubborn,and envious," they rated the person more positively than if the opposite order of adjectives was presented.This demonstrates the ________ effect.


A) recency
B) primacy
C) channel
D) sleeper

E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

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Forgetting creates the recency effect when:


A) enough time separates two messages.
B) there is little time between two messages.
C) two messages are back to back.
D) there are two opposing messages.

E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

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In the context of persuasion,the tendency for people who have first agreed to a small request to comply later with a larger request is known as ________.


A) the primacy effect
B) the foot-in-the-door phenomenon
C) the door-in-the-face technique
D) the recency effect

E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

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If people remember a message better than the reason for discounting it,the impact of a noncredible person may ________ over time.


A) fade
B) stay the same
C) correspondingly increase
D) decrease

E) None of the above
F) A) and C)

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An electronic store advertises that customers can buy a specific cell phone for half its original price.When customers are drawn by the offer and enter the store,they get to know that the offer is valid only if they make a purchase of $200 or above.The store's manager notices that those customers who are merely interested in purchasing cell phones end up buying other products as well.In the context of persuasion,this scenario illustrates ________.


A) the illusory truth effect
B) the lowball technique
C) rosy retrospection
D) belief perseverance

E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

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The central route to persuasion occurs when ________.


A) people are influenced by incidental cues
B) people are interested and respond to arguments with favorable thoughts
C) people are drawn to a speaker's attractiveness
D) people are drawn to hints that trigger automatic acceptance without much thinking

E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

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Darla wants to persuade her parents to pay for a study trip abroad.She will have a difficult time succeeding if:


A) her parents are forewarned of her intention to convince them.
B) she asks the trip coordinator to convince them.
C) her parents are not particularly analytical.
D) her parents have a moderate level of self-esteem.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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During a job interview,Juan is first asked by her interviewer to speak about her strengths and positive qualities.Soon after,she is asked to mention her negative traits.The interviewer meets other candidates,but he reverses the order of his questions.Finally,he considers offering the job to Juan as he remembers her positive traits better than others'.In the context of persuasion,the scenario exemplifies ________.


A) the primacy effect
B) the lowball technique
C) the sleeper effect
D) the door-in-the-face technique

E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

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Which of the following must take place before a message is likely to persuade?


A) attention to the message
B) peripheral processing
C) central processing
D) education rather than propaganda

E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

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People tend to have different social and political attitudes depending on their age because attitudes change as people grow older.This refers to the ________ explanation for how age plays a role in persuasion.


A) situational
B) life cycle
C) cognitive
D) social proof

E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

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In the context of persuasion,a way in which attitude inoculation can occur is by ________.


A) keeping one's own opinions to oneself
B) considering counterarguments
C) ignoring reasons why a persuasive message is wrong
D) refraining from making a public commitment to one's own position

E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

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Central route processing ________ explicit attitudes.


A) often has no effect on
B) often swiftly changes
C) often slowly changes
D) never changes

E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

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In the context of persuasion,the "Mothers' Code for Advertisers" urges that there should be ________.


A) no product placements in movies targeting adolescents
B) no targeting individuals between the ages of 18 and 20
C) maximum advertising in schools
D) ample product placements in programs for children

E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

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Lately,you have noticed that your favorite athlete endorses the cereal you consume,appears on highway billboards for sports beverages,and appears on television commercials for running shoes.What type of marketing strategy is being used to persuade you to purchase these products?


A) intelligent
B) savvy
C) the central route to persuasion
D) the peripheral route to persuasion

E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

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A person's perceived expertise and trustworthiness comprise their overall:


A) personality.
B) intelligence.
C) credibility.
D) persuasiveness.

E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

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Researchers found that difficult messages are most persuasive when ________,and easy messages are most persuasive when ________.


A) audiotaped;videotaped
B) spoken;written
C) written;videotaped
D) given slowly;given quickly

E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

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Research has concluded that stimulating thinking makes strong messages ________ persuasive than earlier and (because of counterarguing) weak messages ________ persuasive than earlier.


A) less;more
B) more;less
C) moderately more;more
D) partially less;extremely more

E) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

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According to Cacioppo et al.(1996) ,people with a high need for cognition ________.


A) are fond of conserving their mental resources
B) are nonanalytical by nature
C) prefer the peripheral route to persuasion
D) enjoy thinking carefully

E) A) and C)
F) All of the above

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________ is the process by which a message induces change in beliefs,attitudes,or behaviors.


A) Compliance
B) Persuasion
C) Inoculation
D) Perseverance

E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

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