__________is a type of persuasive communication that influences behavior on the basis of arousing anxiety and concern instead of rational analysis of the issues
A) Selective exposure
B) The actor-observer effect
C) Fear appeal
D) The recency effect
E) Select
C
You might also like to view...
Which category of the MMPI’s clinical scale is correctly matched with a description of individuals likely to endorse items in the category?
a. schizophrenia—excessive anxiety, compulsive behavior b. psychopathic deviate—antisocial, remorseless, in conflict with the world c. hypomania—suspicious, distrustful d. paranoia—high-states associated with impulsivity and poor judgment
What percentage of young adults living in India intend to choose their own mates?
a. over 20% b. nearly 40% c. about60% d. over 80%
Adult English and Korean speakers often describe spatial situations differently. For example, speakers of English describing a ring on a finger focus on support (e.g., they use the word on) while speakers of Korean describing the same thing focus on the tightness of the fit of the ring (e.g. they use the word kkita, meaning ‘tight fit'). Research with young children acquiring these two
languages has found that: A. children learning English are able to correctly use English spatial terms several months BEFORE children learning Korean are able to correctly use Korean spatial terms. B. children learning English are able to correctly use English spatial terms several months AFTER children learning Korean are able to correctly use Korean spatial terms. C. children learning English are able to correctly use English spatial terms at approximately the same age that children learning Korean are able to correctly use Korean spatial terms. D. spatial terms such as these are quite difficult to learn and there is too much individual variation in when they are learned to make any generalizations across different languages.
Groups of students who are friends often choose seats near each other on the first day of class and become upset if an outsider takes "their" seats in a later class. This is an example of the development of norms through
a. groupthink. b. primacy. c. structure. d. gatekeeping. e. initiating.