The Advice to "Keep It Simple, Stupid" Suggests That Political

question 131

Multiple Choice

The advice to "keep it simple, stupid" suggests that political and other messages should be simple so that the audience will understand the content without distractions. This is an example of which type of processing suggested by the elaboration likelihood model?

• A) under-route processing
• B) peripheral-route processing
• C) central-route processing
• D) classic-route processing

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Definitions:

Immigration

Movement of individuals into a population.

Successional Change

The gradual process by which ecosystems change and develop over time, following disturbance or the establishment of new habitats.

Pioneer Species

The first species to colonize previously disrupted or damaged ecosystems, starting a chain of ecological succession.

Climax Community

A stable community that has reached a steady state after a succession of ecological communities have evolved and there are no further major changes.