Studies by Hovland and His Colleagues Based Upon the Use

question 31

Multiple Choice

Studies by Hovland and his colleagues based upon the use of wartime propaganda during the Second World War:

• A) were early psychological investigations dealing with persuasion.
• B) had been anticipated by the Munich school of psychologists.
• C) were later shown to be concocted conspiracy theories.
• D) criticised the idea of cognitive dissonance among soldiers.

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