In the context of changing attitudes through persuasion, fear appeals are most effective when the audience believes that the risks are insignificant

Indicate whether the statement is true or false


False

Psychology

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Find an example of a Freudian defense mechanism that Hank uses in this description. Explain it.

What will be an ideal response?

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Most Americans say they hope to die

A) at home. B) in a nursing home. C) in a family member's home. D) in a hospital.

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Don's parents are politically conservative and consider themselves religious. Don's values are very much the same as his parents, but he has several friends who are active in politically liberal causes

Don's friends ask him to join them for a rally to protest the local library's plan to limit teenagers' access to the Internet. What is Don most likely to do? A) Join his friends at the rally B) Change his values C) Find a new group of friends D) Put pressure upon his friends to change their course of action

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How do information processing approaches to understanding cognitive development compare to Piaget's approach to understanding cognitive development?

A. Information processing approaches focus on quantitative developments, whereas Piaget's approach focuses on qualitative developments. B. Information processing approaches focus on effective object manipulation, whereas Piaget's approach focuses on efficient object manipulation. C. Information processing approaches focus on qualitative developments, whereas Piaget's approach focuses on quantitative developments. D. Information processing approaches focus on mental representations of processes, whereas Piaget's approach focuses on abstract idealizations of processes.

Psychology