In the Late 1980s,drug Use Began to Decline Significantly Among

question 21

Multiple Choice

In the late 1980s,drug use began to decline significantly among

• A) middle-class Americans.
• B) poor inner-city Americans.
• C) rural Americans.
• D) southern Americans.
• E) white Americans.

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Definitions:

Central Route Persuasion

A method of persuasion that involves deeply processing the content of a message, evaluating the arguments and evidence in support of a particular stance.

Cognitive Dissonance

The state of having inconsistent thoughts, beliefs, or attitudes, especially relating to behavioral decisions and attitude change.

Fundamental Attribution Error

The tendency for people to over-emphasize dispositional or personality-based explanations for behaviors observed in others while under-emphasizing situational explanations.

Central Persuasion

A method of influencing that relies on direct, logical, and thought-provoking messages aiming at the central route of the cognitive process.