Opinion Change Resulting from a Thoughtful Focus on the Content

question 77

Multiple Choice

Opinion change resulting from a thoughtful focus on the content of arguments illustrates

• A) central route persuasion.
• B) peripheral route persuasion.
• C) the fundamental attributional error.
• D) cognitive dissonance.

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Definitions:

Hospice Care

Specialized care designed to provide support and comfort to individuals in the last phase of a terminal illness, focusing on quality of life rather than cure.

Home Care

An alternative to hospitalization in which dying people stay in their homes and receive treatment from their families and visiting medical staff.

Grief

The emotional response to one’s loss.

Numbness

A loss of sensation in a part of the body, often indicating damage or disease in the sensory pathway.