Why Do Researchers Use Role-Playing in Investigations of Attitude Change

question 90

Multiple Choice

Why do researchers use role-playing in investigations of attitude change?

• A) because people show greater attitude change after writing a persuasive speech than after reading one
• B) because people show less attitude change for self-generated arguments than for arguments provided by others
• C) because people show less attitude change after reading a persuasive argument when they expect to persuade someone else
• D) because people show more attitude change after role-playing if they are low in need for cognition.

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