Exposing People to Weak Attacks on Their Attitudes So That

question 36

Multiple Choice

Exposing people to weak attacks on their attitudes so that when stronger attacks come, they will have refutations available is known as

• A) central route persuasion.
• B) attitude inoculation.
• C) psychological reactance.
• D) the boomerang effect.

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