Research Demonstrates That Exposure to Weak Versions of a Persuasive

question 108

Multiple Choice

Research demonstrates that exposure to weak versions of a persuasive argument tends to increase later resistance to that argument. This is consistent with

• A) the discounting cue hypothesis.
• B) self-perception theory.
• C) cognitive dissonance theory.
• D) the inoculation hypothesis.

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