Art Goes on a Disastrous Date

question 295

Multiple Choice

Art goes on a disastrous date. Afterwards he says "I really messed it up. I guess I'm just no good with women!" His statements reflect a(n) ______ attribution.

• A) global
• B) specific
• C) external
• D) unstable

Comprehend the process and implications of learning and memory research findings.

Understand the elaboration likelihood model, including the central and peripheral routes to persuasion.

Identify factors that influence the effectiveness of persuasive messages, including source credibility and argument strength.

Describe different effects related to persuasion such as the sleeper effect, recency effect, and primacy effect.

---

Definitions:

Utility Function

A mathematical representation in economics of how a consumer's preferences correspond to the consumption of goods and services.

Endowed

Possessing a particular resource, asset, or attribute, either naturally or through a transfer, such as being given a sum of money or property.

Bromides

Compounds containing a bromine ion or a derivative thereof; in colloquial usage, a bromide is a commonplace or boring statement intended to placate or pacify.

Platitudes

Often overused statements or remarks that are intended to convey moral or practical truths, but are perceived as lacking in originality or sincerity.