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Detailed explanation-1: -More formally, it entails a state in which people aim to reduce attitudinal or behavioral change and maintain their current attitude. In doing so, people oppose, counter, and resist persuasive attempts by adopting strategies such as counter arguing or avoidance.

Detailed explanation-2: -Resistance to persuasion can be desirable, for example, when non-smokers repeatedly resist advertisements and peer pressure encouraging them to smoke. But resistance can also be an undesirable characteristic, as when smokers resist the many strong messages encouraging them to stop smoking and prolong their lives.

Detailed explanation-3: -People with more dogmatic personalities also appear to resist persuasion more than do those with less dogmatic personalities. Two prominent examples of how dogmatic religious beliefs increase resistance can be found in Milgram’s research on responses to authorities (1974).