McGuire and Papageorgis (1961) conducted a study of the inoculation defense and found that the participants who were least influenced by a strong attack on their initial attitudes were those who
a. had received initial support for their position
b. had their position attacked weakly and refuted it
c. had been rewarded for creating supportive arguments
d. were distracted before having their position attacked
Answer: B
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