Some Residents in Your Town Want to Build a New

question 49

Multiple Choice

Some residents in your town want to build a new elementary school,but others do not.You are leaning toward the pro-school camp.One day,you receive a flyer from the pro-school camp that warns you that the anti-school camp is going to hold a demonstration at a local park.The flyer briefly summarizes how the anti-school camp will attack the pro-school position.Further,the flyer asks you to think about how you can refute the attack before the demonstration occurs.The pro-school camp's strategy is an example of ________,and it should ________ your resistance to stronger,more detailed attacks if you end up attending the demonstration.

• A) attitude inoculation; decrease
• B) attitude inoculation; increase
• C) thought polarization; increase
• D) thought polarization; decrease

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Definitions:

Depression

A mental health disorder characterized by persistently depressed mood or loss of interest in activities, causing significant impairment in daily life.

Pubertal Development

The physical changes occurring in the body that lead to sexual maturity, including growth spurts, the development of secondary sexual characteristics, and changes in reproductive organs.

Growth Spurt

A rapid period of physical growth during puberty where children experience a significant increase in height and weight.

Genetically Programmed

Describes traits or behaviors that are determined by one's genetic makeup, indicating that certain aspects of an individual's biology are pre-determined at birth.