EPPP ACTUAL PRACTICE STUDY GUIDE EXAM |2026/2027 LATEST
VERSION WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE
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Professor Sharp argues against raising the legal drinking age from 18 to 21 on the ground that doing
so will only encourage 18-, 19-, and 20-year olds to drink. Apparently, Sharp is familiar with which of
the following theories? -
CORRECT|ANSWER
psychological reactance
According to the Elaboration Likelihood model: -
CORRECT|ANSWER
persuasion via the peripheral route is more likely when the listener is uninvolved with the message
and the communicator is appealing.
A listener is LEAST likely to change her attitude as the result of a communicator's message if: -
CORRECT|ANSWER
the listener has prior knowledge about the content of the message.
You are developing an educational program to discourage high school students from using drugs. You
are considering using "fear arousal" as one method for persuading the students but should keep in
mind that the research has shown that: -
CORRECT|ANSWER
high levels of fear arousal are associated with the greatest amount of opinion change as long as
certain conditions are met.
According to the elaboration likelihood model, the recipient of a persuasive message is more likely to
use the central route of information processing when: -
CORRECT|ANSWER
the message has some relevance to the recipient of the message.
The tendency to overestimate personality traits as the cause of behavior and underestimate the
influence of situational factors is referred to as: -
CORRECT|ANSWER
VERSION WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE
DETAILED ANSWERS | GRADED A+
Professor Sharp argues against raising the legal drinking age from 18 to 21 on the ground that doing
so will only encourage 18-, 19-, and 20-year olds to drink. Apparently, Sharp is familiar with which of
the following theories? -
CORRECT|ANSWER
psychological reactance
According to the Elaboration Likelihood model: -
CORRECT|ANSWER
persuasion via the peripheral route is more likely when the listener is uninvolved with the message
and the communicator is appealing.
A listener is LEAST likely to change her attitude as the result of a communicator's message if: -
CORRECT|ANSWER
the listener has prior knowledge about the content of the message.
You are developing an educational program to discourage high school students from using drugs. You
are considering using "fear arousal" as one method for persuading the students but should keep in
mind that the research has shown that: -
CORRECT|ANSWER
high levels of fear arousal are associated with the greatest amount of opinion change as long as
certain conditions are met.
According to the elaboration likelihood model, the recipient of a persuasive message is more likely to
use the central route of information processing when: -
CORRECT|ANSWER
the message has some relevance to the recipient of the message.
The tendency to overestimate personality traits as the cause of behavior and underestimate the
influence of situational factors is referred to as: -
CORRECT|ANSWER
