Matthew McGlone Presented College Students with Unfamiliar Aphorisms That Rhyme

question 54

Multiple Choice

Matthew McGlone presented college students with unfamiliar aphorisms that rhyme (woes unite foes) and the same ideas presented in a nonrhyming fashion (woes unite enemies) . He found that the students were:

• A) less persuaded by aphorisms that rhymed.
• B) more persuaded by aphorisms that rhymed.
• C) equally persuaded by both even though the rhyming ones were better remembered.
• D) equally persuaded by both even though the nonrhyming ones were better remembered.

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