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Doty is out weeding her petunias when she sees a garden snake. She feels fear and jumps up and runs back to the house, all the while thinking, “I know that garden snakes are not dangerous.” This example illustrates an inconsistency between the ________ component of attitudes and the ________ components.

The following statements are about the levels of difficulty of different channels in changing attitudes. Which one is INCORRECT?

According to the Extended Parallel Process Model, which statement addresses response efficacy?

Recall that in the l930s, when anti-Asian prejudice was commonplace in the United States, LaPiere (1934) had no trouble finding pleasant accommodations for himself and his Chinese traveling companions. Surprised, LaPiere later sent letters to the establishments they visited, asking whether Chinese visitors would be welcome. More than 90 percent of those who responded replied that they definitely would not accommodate Chinese. This study is noteworthy because it suggested that

Which of the following measures of attitudes is indirect?

Inoculation theory uses _______ messages to stop later persuasion.

According to Social Judgment Theory, _________________ is the difference between the position advocated by a message and the receiver’s most preferred position.

The resident assistant of a campus residence hall notices that when a team of five students is assigned to bathroom duty, the bathrooms are not as well cleaned as when only one student is assigned to clean them. What phenomenon does this example illustrate?

Rachel is attending Catholic mass for the first time with her best friend Maria. Rachel is unfamiliar with when to sit, when to kneel, or when to stand, and doesn’t know when to respond to what the priest says and when to remain silent. When it is time for parishioners to receive Communion, Rachel looks quizzically to Maria, who silently shakes her head. Rachel remains seated while the rest of the congregation files toward the altar. This situation best exemplifies

Nabiha is an influencer. She promoted a product but did not disclose the partnership in her TikTok video. This is a violation of the laws outlined by the Federal Trade Commission. According to the rules-based approach to assessing whether persuasion is ethical, was Nabiha’s undisclosed partnership considered to be ethical persuasion?