In the study involving the effects of caffeine and distraction on the effectiveness of persuasive messages, researchers found that ________ relevant to the arguments about the attitude object ________ in the ________ condition because ________
A) the number of thoughts; increased; caffeine; attentional focus was higher on the arguments
B) number of thoughts; decreased; caffeine; participants focus was jangled by the effects of the caffeine
C) the level of resistance; increased; placebo; participants thought more about counterarguments
D) the number of peripheral cues; increased; caffeine; participants were distracted by them
E) the number of thoughts; increased; placebo; participants could concentrate in a relaxed way on the arguments
Answer: A
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