Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

1. Supportive treatments are more successful at creating enduring resistance than inoculation.
2. Warnings that preview the topic and position are more effective in decreasing susceptibility to persuasion than warnings that do not.
3. Refusal Skills Training programs such as DARE aimed at preventing drug and alcohol abuse among youths have proven to be highly successful.
4. One way to reduce the likelihood of a defensive reaction to a persuasive message is to have people reflect on their core values.
5. Research has clearly defined the factors that moderate self-affirmation effects.


1. False
2. True
3. False
4. True
5. False

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