When Students Were Not Motivated to Analyze Arguments by a Princeton

question 218

Multiple Choice

When students were not motivated to analyze arguments by a Princeton professor or a high-school student because they would be personally affected by them,their attitudes were more influenced by:

• A)the Princeton professor.
• B)the high-school student.
• C)whichever person gave the strongest argument.
• D)whichever person gave the shortest argument.

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