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1
Understanding why people believe something can help us judge the truth of their beliefs.
A)True
B)False
2
Cult recruits are rarely well-educated, middle-class people.
A)True
B)False
3
The success of the Unification Church in recruiting over 90% of people who attend its workshops testifies to the power of persuasion techniques.
A)True
B)False
4
Cult leaders use the foot-in-the-door technique to gain behavior commitments.
A)True
B)False
5
The group isolation that occurs in cults leads to counterarguments and desertion by members.
A)True
B)False
6
Attitude "inoculation" is accomplished by offering people new arguments to bolster their existing attitudes.
A)True
B)False
7
Being an active listener may build up one's resistance to persuasion.
A)True
B)False
8
Children under 8 years have trouble distinguishing television commercials from programs and thus fail to grasp the persuasive attempt of ads.
A)True
B)False
9
Research suggests that children can be inoculated against peer pressure to smoke.
A)True
B)False
10
Cult members are rarely recruited by friends or relatives.
A)True
B)False





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