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According to research by Petty, Cacioppo and colleagues, people will process messages most carefully, and rely less on simple cues, when what is true about the message?

Correct answer: B. Message is high in personal relevance

  • A. Message is memorable
  • B. Message is high in personal relevance
  • C. Message is humorous
  • D. Message is low in personal relevance
  • E. Message is not given by an expert source

Explanation

High personal relevance motivates people to think carefully about the arguments, producing central-route processing in the elaboration likelihood model. When involvement is low, people rely more on cues such as humour or source expertise.

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