In a study by Hovland and Weiss, subjects heard arguments regarding the feasibility of atomic submarines. Subjects were more persuaded by physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer rather than the Soviet newspaper Pravda because:

Oppenheimer was perceived as an expert and trustworthy source of information, unlike Pravda

The correct answer is :  Oppenheimer was perceived as an expert and trustworthy source of information, unlike Pravda

Explanation:

Oppenheimer is well known as "the father of the atomic bomb".  What helps and tells that this person is very reliable is because he was the director of the Los Alamos Laboratory, selected to administer and carry out the famous Manhattan Project. Besides he gave an important contribution to quantum molecular theory.

the answer is       political office  

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