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EPPP Psychology

Category - Social and Cultural Bases of Behavior

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In social psychology, an attitude refers to a predisposition to respond to certain stimuli or situations. Attitude change is often accomplished through persuasion. Someone is introduced to a mild version of an argument and refutes it in order to later avoid being persuaded by a stronger version of that argument. What is that known as?
  1. Reactance
  2. Inoculation
  3. Primacy
  4. Justification
Explanation
Answer: B - Inoculation is a method used to increase resistance to persuasion (similar to vaccines that inoculate the body against viruses) in which a person is introduced to a mild version of an argument, practices refuting it and is better prepared to later avoid being persuaded by a stronger version of that argument.
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