Studies That Have Investigated the Influence of Anecdotal Information Have

question 77

Multiple Choice

Studies that have investigated the influence of anecdotal information have found that

• A) people are not influenced by anecdotal information, and tend to view it as non-representative and biased.
• B) people tend to be influenced by anecdotal information, even when they are forewarned that the information is not representative.
• C) people are only influenced by anecdotal evidence when they have not been forewarned that it may be misleading.
• D) people are only influenced by anecdotal evidence when it is provided by someone they know and trust.

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