Based on the role playing studies by Janis and Mann (1965) and Janis and King (1954), ______.

a. smokers who were randomly assigned to play the role of a lung cancer patient later reported more negative attitudes toward smoking than did smokers who had been asked to listen to an audiotape of this role play
b. people who were randomly assigned to argue in favor of a particular stance on an issue (e.g., legalized abortion) subsequently become more favorable toward the position that they had supported
c. role players search their memory for prior knowledge that supports their role
d. all of these


Ans: d

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