The Study by Axsom, Yates and Chaiken (1987), in Which

The study by Axsom, Yates and Chaiken (1987) , in which students listened to a political candidate discuss the merits of offering probation as an alternative to imprisonment for convicted criminals showed that:

A) When students thought the issue would affect their community, they paid more attention to the reaction of the audience members.
B) When students thought the issue would not affect their community, they were more persuaded by the favorable response of the audience.
C) When students thought the issue would not affect their community, they were more persuaded by the strength of the message.
D) All of the above.