When a person is exposed to a watered-down attack upon his or her beliefs, this produces resistance to later persuasion because:
A) the person becomes bored with the topic.
B) the person gains some practice in defending his or her beliefs.
C) the person feels that he or she is not conforming to another's wishes.
D) None of these is true, since prior exposure decreases resistance to later persuasion.
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