Exam 16: Indoctrination and Inoculation

Persuasion can be resisted by

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

found that when students were invited to write essays advocating a strict dress code,which was against the students' own positions,the students were not willing to write the essays even if they were paid.After turning down the money,the students became

Exposing people to weak attacks on their attitudes,which then stimulates thinking in support of the initial attitude is known as

Compared to propaganda,education is

Explain attitude inoculation and how it affects persuasive appeals.

The text indicates that inoculation procedures have been successful in

Inoculation research suggests that children

Which of the following is false?

Describe a familiar television commercial and analyze the elements of persuasion that it uses.Does it promote and/or assume central or peripheral route processing?

As an example of how persuasion can be used to promote healthier living,the CDC has reported that smoking in the U.S.has ______ over the last 40 years.

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

Cults like Jim Jones's People's Temple typically recruit and retain members by using

found that when students were invited to write essays advocating a strict dress code,which was against the students' own positions,the students were

Research on attitude inoculation suggests that religious educators are wise to avoid

Another term for a cult is a(n)

A cult has all of the following characteristics EXCEPT

People most vulnerable to cults are usually

,who is most vulnerable to recruitment into a cult?