People with a High Need for Cognition Are Likely To

question 66

Multiple Choice

People with a high need for cognition are likely to:

• A)prefer peripheral routes to persuasion.
• B)prefer central routes to persuasion.
• C)support the life cycle explanation for differences in attitudes across age.
• D)support the generational explanation for differences in attitudes across age.

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Definitions:

Extraverted Person

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