Which of the Following Statements About Persuasion Is Correct

question 37

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about persuasion is correct?

• A) Fast speakers are less persuasive than slow speakers.
• B) Arousal of strong emotions, such as fear, is not persuasive if the message includes specific advice about how to produce a positive outcome.
• C) People with high self-esteem are more susceptible to persuasion.
• D) People who are perceived as trustworthy are more persuasive.

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Definitions:

Steal

The act of taking someone else's property without permission or legal right.

Superego

In Freudian psychoanalysis, a part of the personality that acts as a moral center, guiding behavior in accordance with learned social norms.

Conscience

Part of The Superego That Produces Guilt, depending on how acceptable behavior is.

Freud's Personality Theory

A theory proposed by Sigmund Freud that suggests personality is formed through conflicts among three fundamental structures of the human mind: the id, ego, and superego.