Question 1

Credible communicators have the best success in persuading.These are people that do all of the following EXCEPT

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A)  speak unhesitatingly.
B)  look listeners in the eye.
C)  use appropriate taste and personal values.
D)  argue with their own self-interest.E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 2

Miller and his colleagues (1976) reported a _______ relationship between trustworthiness and the rate at which people speak.

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A)  positive
B)  negative
C)  neutral
D)  curvilinearE) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 3

We are more likely to be persuaded by the _______ route to persuasion when we are distracted or busy.

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A)  peripheral
B)  central
C)  logical
D)  imageE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 4

Alicia has a fairly weak case to present to her supervisor.In order to be more persuasive,she should

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A)  arouse a small amount of fear.
B)  put him in a good mood.
C)  convince him that her arguments are strong.
D)  argue her own self-interests.E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 5

Leaders of cults who get individuals to engage in unusual types of behavior

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A)  possess a powerful,mysterious control over followers.
B)  prey upon weak-willed individuals who are easy victims.
C)  use common,but multiple,methods of persuasion.
D)  rely heavily on fear appeals.E) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 6

Individuals who are typically regarded as thinking people may be inclined to use the peripheral route to persuasion if

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A)  the speaker is young and vibrant.
B)  the speaker seems to have ulterior motives.
C)  the speaker has apparently good motives.
D)  they are paid to do so.E) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 7

People tend to have different social and political attitudes depending on their age because the attitudes older people adopted when they were young persist through life largely unchanged.This refers to the _______ explanation for how age plays a role in persuasion.

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A)  generational
B)  life cycle
C)  age
D)  timeE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 8

Bailenson and Yee's research with virtual social reality found a "person" whose expressions and movements echoed the participant was

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A)  not liked but was persuasive.
B)  liked and was persuasive.
C)  not liked and was not persuasive.
D)  liked and was not persuasive.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 9

The Eldersveld and Dodge (1954) study identified which group casting the most votes in an election?

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A)  The one that was exposed to mass media and mailings.
B)  The one that was exposed to mass media.
C)  The one that was exposed to mass media and visited personally.
D)  There were no differences in the voting groups.E) A) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 10

Explain the principles and techniques you would use to become a cult leader.

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Question 11

Lately you have noticed that your favorite athlete is on your cereal box,highway billboards for sports beverages,and television commercials for running shoes.What type of marketing strategy is being used to persuade you to purchase these products?

Accepted Answer

A)  intelligent
B)  savvy
C)  central route
D)  peripheral routeE) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 12

Abelson and his colleagues (1982) found that voting preferences in the United States could be reasonably predicted from voters'

Accepted Answer

A)  political party of choice.
B)  geographical residence.
C)  beliefs about the candidates' traits and likely behaviors.
D)  emotional reactions to the candidates.E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 13

Company A describes its cars' reliability,mileage,and durability.Company B's ads show people having a good time driving around in their cars.A's ads focus on ____-route processing;B's ads use ____-route processing.

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A)  cognitive;emotional
B)  internal;external
C)  stable;unstable
D)  central;peripheralE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 14

Kiesler (1971) recommended that one way to stimulate people's thinking so that they become more committed to their positions is to

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A)  mildly attack their position.
B)  strongly attack their position.
C)  mildly support their position.
D)  strongly support their position.E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 15

As a general rule of thumb,persuasion _______ as the significance and familiarity of the issue ______.

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A)  increases;decreases
B)  decreases;increases
C)  increases;increases
D)  decreases;decreasesE) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 16

Speaking to a labor union,a pro-union professor's expertise seems to

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A)  increase.
B)  decrease.
C)  stay the same.
D)  lose credibility.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 17

The _______ effect refers to how information that is presented first usually has the most influence.

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A)  recency
B)  primacy
C)  channel
D)  initialE) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 18

In terms of persuasion,attractive people are

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A)  beautiful.
B)  likable.
C)  expert.
D)  credible.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 19

Describe how age plays a role in persuasion.Be sure to compare and contrast the life cycle explanation and the generational explanation.

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Question 20

Another term for a cult is a(n)

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A)  spinoff from a major religion.
B)  sect.
C)  new religious movement.
D)  evil culture.E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

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As a general rule of thumb,persuasion _______ as the significance and familiarity of the issue ______.

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Leaders of cults who get individuals to engage in unusual types of behavior

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Abelson and his colleagues (1982) found that voting preferences in the United States could be reasonably predicted from voters'

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Lately you have noticed that your favorite athlete is on your cereal box,highway billboards for sports beverages,and television commercials for running shoes.What type of marketing strategy is being used to persuade you to purchase these products?

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Another term for a cult is a(n)

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We are more likely to be persuaded by the _______ route to persuasion when we are distracted or busy.

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Miller and his colleagues (1976) reported a _______ relationship between trustworthiness and the rate at which people speak.

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The Eldersveld and Dodge (1954) study identified which group casting the most votes in an election?

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In terms of persuasion,attractive people are

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Speaking to a labor union,a pro-union professor's expertise seems to

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Alicia has a fairly weak case to present to her supervisor.In order to be more persuasive,she should

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Describe how age plays a role in persuasion.Be sure to compare and contrast the life cycle explanation and the generational explanation.

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Individuals who are typically regarded as thinking people may be inclined to use the peripheral route to persuasion if

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Explain the principles and techniques you would use to become a cult leader.

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People tend to have different social and political attitudes depending on their age because the attitudes older people adopted when they were young persist through life largely unchanged.This refers to the _______ explanation for how age plays a role in persuasion.

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Credible communicators have the best success in persuading.These are people that do all of the following EXCEPT

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Kiesler (1971) recommended that one way to stimulate people's thinking so that they become more committed to their positions is to

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Bailenson and Yee's research with virtual social reality found a "person" whose expressions and movements echoed the participant was

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The _______ effect refers to how information that is presented first usually has the most influence.

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Company A describes its cars' reliability,mileage,and durability.Company B's ads show people having a good time driving around in their cars.A's ads focus on ____-route processing;B's ads use ____-route processing.

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