Social Psychologist William McGuire Suggests That When an Audience Agrees

question 114

Multiple Choice

Social psychologist William McGuire suggests that when an audience agrees with you about a persuasive issue, you should inoculate them by increasing their resistance to counter-persuasion. You can do this by

• A) giving the audience more reasons to support the position you share with them.
• B) making jokes that demonstrates the absurdity of the opposition's arguments.
• C) presenting the arguments of the opposition and showing audience members how to refute them.
• D) attacking the opposition's credibility.
• E) coming up with clever, demeaning slogans to characterize the opposition.

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Definitions:

Newborns

Infants in their first few weeks of life, characterized by rapid physical and neurological development and high dependency on caregivers.

Mothers

Female parents; women who have given birth to, adopted, or in some cases, act as the primary female caregiver to a child.

Attachment

a deep and enduring emotional bond that connects one person to another across time and space, often highlighted in child-caregiver relationships.

Placenta

An organ that develops in the uterus during pregnancy, providing oxygen and nutrients to and removing waste from the fetus through the umbilical cord.