What Is the Inoculation Effect in Persuasion

question 11

Multiple Choice

What is the inoculation effect in persuasion?

• A)Hearing a weak argument first makes a later strong argument more persuasive.
• B)Hearing a weak argument first makes a later strong argument less persuasive.
• C)Hearing a strong argument first makes a later weak argument more persuasive.
• D)Hearing a strong argument first makes a later weak argument less persuasive.

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Definitions:

Power

The ability of a statistical test to detect an effect if the effect actually exists.

Type II Error

The error that occurs when failing to reject a false null hypothesis, also known as a false negative.

Type I Error

occurs when a true null hypothesis is incorrectly rejected in a statistical test.

Test Power

The probability that a statistical test will correctly reject the null hypothesis when it is false, indicating a test's effectiveness.