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Although the people with less intelligence might be more susceptible to persuasion it is difficult to generalize about the effects if intelligence and persuasion (t/f)

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T

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This theory suggests that the most susceptible people to persuasion are hose in middle to moderate self esteem. Not those who are on the extreme end of self-esteem

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The myth of the vulnerable other

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There is no blanket statement that states that intelligence affects persuasion (t/f)

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T

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Women are less likely than men to yield to an advocated viewpoint (t/f)

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F

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Men are most interesting in maintaining social harmony than women (t/f)

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F

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Is a stable individual difference in people’s tendency to engage in and enjoy effortful cognitive activity

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Need For Cognition

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People with high NFC should be more influenced by the quality of message (T/F)

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T

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People with low NFC are more influenced by the cues that save them from effortful thought (t/f)

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T

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High and low self monitors are swayed by the same psychological appeals

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F (different )

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Attitudes are more likely to predict the behavior of a low self monitor

TF

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T

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Low self monitors are

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Interested I value expressive messages

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High self monitors

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Social adjustive appeals

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People tendency to close off their minds to new ideas and accept only the opinions on conventional, established authority

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Dogmatism

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Low dogmatics individuals are openminded and willing to consider good arguments on behalf of a position

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T

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Low dogmatic individuals are more open to persuasion, particularly from a strong argument TF

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T

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Individuals with high dogmatism find it difficult to come up with evidence thy contradicts their beliefs and are not willing to accept the views of an expert with little evidence

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