Suppose That Abdul Has Relatively Low Self-Esteem, but That His

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Suppose that Abdul has relatively low self-esteem, but that his friend Vathiswe has relatively high self-esteem.And suppose that the two friends are approached by a local political group, which attempts to educate them about its causes and persuade them to sign several petitions.Given the research on self-esteem and persuasion, what can we expect?

• A)Abdul will be more open to talking with the group, and more inclined to sign on with them.
• B)Vathiswe will be more open to talking with the group, and more inclined to sign on with them.
• C)Abdul will be more open to talking with the group, but Vathiswe should be more inclined to sign on with them.
• D)Vathiswe will be more open to talking with the group, but Abdul should be more inclined to sign on with them.

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