In Their Study of the Effectiveness of Messages Advocating Recycling

question 54

Multiple Choice

In their study of the effectiveness of messages advocating recycling, Smith and Petty found that:

• A) positively framed messages produced the most attitude change
• B) messages framed in an unexpected way were processed most carefully
• C) messages framed in an unexpected way were processed the least
• D) negatively framed messages were processed more carefully than positively framed messages
• E) messages presented by an attractive communicator produced most lasting attitude change

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