Why, According to Research by McGuire (1964), Does Attitude Inoculation

question 12

Multiple Choice

Why, according to research by McGuire (1964) , does attitude inoculation work to increase resistance to subsequent persuasion attempts? Attitude inoculation

• A) generates psychological reactance, so people ignore subsequent messages.
• B) encourages people to think about the issues and to generate counterarguments.
• C) raises self-esteem, and thus makes people less vulnerable to later persuasion attempts.
• D) increases fear, and thus make people less responsive to logical arguments.

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