Dan is watching television and is highly motivated to process a message delivered by a political candidate. However, he is distracted by loud noises outside his house. In this circumstance, Dan is likely to process the candidate's message:
a. through the central route.
b. through the peripheral route.
c. through controlled processing.
d. by carefully considering the quality of the arguments.
Answer: B
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a. acute stress disorder. b. posttraumatic stress disorder. c. chronic specific event disorder. d. trauma-focused disorder.
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a. PET. c. MRI. b. CAT. d. CBF.
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A. with almost no genetic components. B. with a specified cause. C. that does not show warning signs earlier than young adulthood. D. whose learning component is nearly fully understood.