Being Forewarned of the Persuasive Intent of a Message Will

question 89

Multiple Choice

Being forewarned of the persuasive intent of a message will frequently help people to resist the effects of the message.This is because forewarning ________.

• A)allows us a greater opportunity to create counterarguments
• B)activates heuristic processes
• C)increases cognitive dissonance
• D)decreases the likelihood of reactance
• E)allows us to "tune out" the message completely

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