In an Effort to Find Alternatives to Environmentally Harmful Energy

question 50

Multiple Choice

In an effort to find alternatives to environmentally harmful energy sources, the U.S. Department of Energy established a Renewable Energy Biomass Program to encourage the development and improvement of technology for:

• A) solar energy.
• B) biofuels.
• C) wind turbines.
• D) none of the above.

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Definitions:

Ingratiation

A social influence strategy involving deliberate efforts to win over someone by flattering or pleasing them.

Compliance

The act of conforming to a request or demand, often from an authority figure or peer.

Heuristic-Systematic

Referring to a model of information processing that includes a heuristic, or shortcut, method and a systematic, or detailed, method for decision making.

Elaboration-Likelihood

A model of persuasion that posits there are two primary cognitive processing paths—central and peripheral—that influence the likelihood of message-induced attitude change.