What Does Cialdini's Concept of the "Poison Parasite" Defence Refer

question 30

Multiple Choice

What does Cialdini's concept of the "poison parasite" defence refer to?

• A)Directly attacking the opponent's view.
• B)Actively ignoring the opponent's view so that your perspective will not be "poisoned."
• C)Combining strong counter-arguments with retrieval cues that bring those arguments to mind when exposed to the opponent's view.
• D)Working to better understand the opponent's assertions leads to believing in them.

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Definitions:

Somatosensory Cortex

A region of the brain located in the parietal lobe that processes sensory information from various parts of the body, including touch, temperature, and pain.

Parietal Lobes

Regions of the brain located behind the frontal lobes, involved in processing sensory information related to taste, temperature, and touch, as well as spatial orientation and navigation.

Temporal

Related to time or indicative of the sequence in which events occur.

Visual Cortex

The part of the cerebral cortex involved in processing visual information, located in the occipital lobe of the brain.