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COMM 450 EXAM 2 2026 LATEST
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS| ACE
YOUR GRADES.
Consistency - correct answer -We want to live up to our word or
stick with what's comfortable. We're more likely to vote if a pollster
calls us a week before an election and asks us if we plan on
voting (that is, as long as we tell the pollster "yes"). We like to
stick with brand names we're familiar with. Think of all the car
dealerships that say their customers are more like "family". This is
so car buyers stay consistent and don't check out other dealers
when it's time to purchase a new car.
Cognitive Stability - correct answer -Need for
consistency/attributional needs
Cognitive Growth - correct answer -Need for stimulation/need to
feel competent
Affective Stability - correct answer -Tension reduction/ego
defense, don't make people feel bad about what they're trying to
quit
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Affective Growth - correct answer -Affiliative and Identity Needs,
Can you get me in touch with people who have similar issues?
Compensatory principle - correct answer -Individual-difference
variables can have different impacts on different mediators, What
does the text say about anxiety? High anxiety tends to interfere
with comprehension of message
Non-monotonic principle - correct answer -People with an
intermediate level of a personality variable, like anxiety, may be
more susceptible to persuasive messages than those with high or
low levels.
Situational weighting principle - correct answer -Anxiety increases
agreement, but decreases ability to influence. Knowing this, what
kind of persuasive message would work best with those high in
anxiety? Simple or Complex?
A simple message would work best
COMM 450 EXAM 2 2026 LATEST
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS| ACE
YOUR GRADES.
Consistency - correct answer -We want to live up to our word or
stick with what's comfortable. We're more likely to vote if a pollster
calls us a week before an election and asks us if we plan on
voting (that is, as long as we tell the pollster "yes"). We like to
stick with brand names we're familiar with. Think of all the car
dealerships that say their customers are more like "family". This is
so car buyers stay consistent and don't check out other dealers
when it's time to purchase a new car.
Cognitive Stability - correct answer -Need for
consistency/attributional needs
Cognitive Growth - correct answer -Need for stimulation/need to
feel competent
Affective Stability - correct answer -Tension reduction/ego
defense, don't make people feel bad about what they're trying to
quit
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Affective Growth - correct answer -Affiliative and Identity Needs,
Can you get me in touch with people who have similar issues?
Compensatory principle - correct answer -Individual-difference
variables can have different impacts on different mediators, What
does the text say about anxiety? High anxiety tends to interfere
with comprehension of message
Non-monotonic principle - correct answer -People with an
intermediate level of a personality variable, like anxiety, may be
more susceptible to persuasive messages than those with high or
low levels.
Situational weighting principle - correct answer -Anxiety increases
agreement, but decreases ability to influence. Knowing this, what
kind of persuasive message would work best with those high in
anxiety? Simple or Complex?
A simple message would work best
