Strong attitudes are more resistant to persuasion because
A) people who hold strong attitudes have logically reviewed numerous arguments for and against their initial position.
B) people who hold strong attitudes are less certain that their position is correct.
C) strong attitudes are more related to additional features of the person.
D) people who hold strong attitudes are more likely to systematically process the arguments against their initial attitudes.
Answer: C
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Students in one group were told to visualize each object; students in another group were told to imagine themselves using the object. One important finding was that a. people remembered more nouns in the "visualize" condition. b. people often imagined themselves using the object, even if they were in the "visualize" condition. c. people apparently follow a researcher's instructions quite carefully. d. there was no evidence for the self-reference effect.
When our mental activity undergoes a change in quality or pattern, this is called a(n) _____.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).