An economist predicts an economic breakdown in a country. His message is initially discounted because people are resistant to change their thought process. However, during economic breakdown, people acknowledge the economist's message and take his advice to counter the consequences of economic breakdown. This is an example of _____.

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The scenario described is an example of the sleeper effect, which refers to delayed persuasion or attitude change. Although the economist's message was initially discounted, people eventually came to acknowledge and follow his advice during the economic breakdown. This delayed persuasion is characteristic of the sleeper effect. The inoculation effect involves pre-exposing individuals to weakened versions of persuasive messages to make them resistant to future persuasive attempts. The neutral effect and curvilinear effect do not apply in this scenario.

An Economist Predicts an Economic Breakdown in a Country