Question 1

The text indicates that inoculation procedures have been successful in

Accepted Answer

A) increasing drivers' use of seat belts. 
B) reducing children's aggression. 
C) reducing teen smoking. 
D) increasing adults' charitable contributions. 
A) increasing drivers' use of seat belts. 
B) reducing children's aggression. 
C) reducing teen smoking. 
D) increasing adults' charitable contributions. C

Question 2

_____ is defined as exposing people to weak attacks upon their attitudes so that when stronger attacks come,they will have refutations available.

Accepted Answer

A) Central route persuasion 
B) Attitude inoculation 
C) Depressive realism 
D) Attitude polarization 
A) Central route persuasion 
B) Attitude inoculation 
C) Depressive realism 
D) Attitude polarization B

Question 3

Compared with propaganda,education is

Accepted Answer

A) more factually based. 
B) more coercive. 
C) less believable. 
D) less interesting. 
A) more factually based. 
B) more coercive. 
C) less believable. 
D) less interesting. A

Question 4

Which of the following statements is false?

Accepted Answer

A) About 1 in 5 Americans believes President Obama is a Muslim. 
B) About 1 in 4 Americans thinks the sun revolves around the earth. 
C) About 1 in 3 Americans believes President Obama was born outside the United States. 
D) About 1 in 4 Americans believes the earth rotates around the moon. 
A) About 1 in 5 Americans believes President Obama is a Muslim. 
B) About 1 in 4 Americans thinks the sun revolves around the earth. 
C) About 1 in 3 Americans believes President Obama was born outside the United States. 
D) About 1 in 4 Americans believes the earth rotates around the moon.

Question 5

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)reports,_____ of Americans smoke cigarettes,half the rate of 40 years ago,which emphasizes the impact of health promotion campaigns in promoting healthier living.

Accepted Answer

A) 40 percent 
B) 18 percent 
C) 5 percent 
D) 33 percent 
A) 40 percent 
B) 18 percent 
C) 5 percent 
D) 33 percent

Question 6

Persuasion can be resisted by

Accepted Answer

A) keeping one's own opinions private. 
B) making a public commitment to one's own position. 
C) attacking the opposite position. 
D) being closed to all arguments. 
A) keeping one's own opinions private. 
B) making a public commitment to one's own position. 
C) attacking the opposite position. 
D) being closed to all arguments.

Question 7

Research on how to immunize young children against the effects of television commercials was prompted partly by studies showing that children

Accepted Answer

A) are not persuaded by television advertising. 
B) fail to grasp the persuasive intent of commercials. 
C) use the central route to persuasion. 
D) are skeptical of television advertising. 
A) are not persuaded by television advertising. 
B) fail to grasp the persuasive intent of commercials. 
C) use the central route to persuasion. 
D) are skeptical of television advertising.

Question 8

Research on attitude inoculation suggests that religious educators should be wary of

Accepted Answer

A) the two-step flow of communication. 
B) forewarning members that outsiders will question their beliefs. 
C) using charismatic leaders to attract new converts. 
D) creating a "germ-free ideological environment." 
A) the two-step flow of communication. 
B) forewarning members that outsiders will question their beliefs. 
C) using charismatic leaders to attract new converts. 
D) creating a "germ-free ideological environment."

Question 9

Identify a true statement about the use of antismoking and drug education programs to inoculate students against peer pressure to smoke.

Accepted Answer

A) They encourage the use of e-cigarettes to overcome the urge to smoke. 
B) They enact role plays to show ways of refusing a cigarette. 
C) They teach students to respond to advertisements with counterarguments. 
D) They trigger the students' own cognitive processing. 
A) They encourage the use of e-cigarettes to overcome the urge to smoke. 
B) They enact role plays to show ways of refusing a cigarette. 
C) They teach students to respond to advertisements with counterarguments. 
D) They trigger the students' own cognitive processing.

The text indicates that inoculation procedures have been successful in

_____ is defined as exposing people to weak attacks upon their attitudes so that when stronger attacks come,they will have refutations available.

Compared with propaganda,education is

Which of the following statements is false?

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)reports,_____ of Americans smoke cigarettes,half the rate of 40 years ago,which emphasizes the impact of health promotion campaigns in promoting healthier living.

Persuasion can be resisted by

Research on how to immunize young children against the effects of television commercials was prompted partly by studies showing that children

Research on attitude inoculation suggests that religious educators should be wary of

Identify a true statement about the use of antismoking and drug education programs to inoculate students against peer pressure to smoke.

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Did You Know It All Along

Self-Concept Who Am I

Self-Serving Bias

Narcissism and the Limits of Self-Esteem

The Fundamental Attribution Error

The Powers and Perils of Intuition

Reasons for Unreason

Behavior and Belief

Clinical Intuition Key

Clinical Therapy the Powers of Social Cognition

Human Nature and Cultural Diversity

Gender,genes,and Culture

How Nice People Get Corrupted

Two Routes to Persuasion

The Mere Presence of Others

Many Hands Make Diminished Responsibility

Doing Together What We Would Not Do Alone

How Do Groups Intensify Decisions

Power to the Person

The Reach of Prejudice

The Roots of Prejudice

The Nature and Nurture of Aggression

Do the Media Influence Social Behavior

Who Likes Whom

The Ups and Downs of Love

Causes of Conflict

Blessed Are the Peacemakers

When Do People Help

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Exam 16: Itrination and Inoculation

The text indicates that inoculation procedures have been successful in

_____ is defined as exposing people to weak attacks upon their attitudes so that when stronger attacks come,they will have refutations available.

Compared with propaganda,education is

Which of the following statements is false?

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)reports,_____ of Americans smoke cigarettes,half the rate of 40 years ago,which emphasizes the impact of health promotion campaigns in promoting healthier living.

Persuasion can be resisted by

Research on how to immunize young children against the effects of television commercials was prompted partly by studies showing that children

Research on attitude inoculation suggests that religious educators should be wary of

Identify a true statement about the use of antismoking and drug education programs to inoculate students against peer pressure to smoke.

Doing Social Psychology

Did You Know It All Along

Self-Concept Who Am I

Self-Serving Bias

Narcissism and the Limits of Self-Esteem

The Fundamental Attribution Error

The Powers and Perils of Intuition

Reasons for Unreason

Behavior and Belief

Clinical Intuition Key

Clinical Therapy the Powers of Social Cognition

Human Nature and Cultural Diversity

Gender,genes,and Culture

How Nice People Get Corrupted

Two Routes to Persuasion

The Mere Presence of Others

Many Hands Make Diminished Responsibility

Doing Together What We Would Not Do Alone

How Do Groups Intensify Decisions

Power to the Person

The Reach of Prejudice

The Roots of Prejudice

The Nature and Nurture of Aggression

Do the Media Influence Social Behavior

Who Likes Whom

The Ups and Downs of Love

Causes of Conflict

Blessed Are the Peacemakers

When Do People Help

Social Psychology and the Sustainable Future

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