Studies found that happy participants used the central route to persuasion when presented with a pro-attitudinal message,but the peripheral route to persuasion when presented with a counter-attitudinal message.Which of the following does this finding suggest?

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This finding suggests that people in a happy mood are more likely to engage in deeper, central route processing when the message aligns with their existing attitudes, but switch to more superficial, peripheral processing when the message contradicts their attitudes, likely to preserve their positive mood.

Studies Found That Happy Participants Used the Central Route to Persuasion