What is the effect of fear-arousing communications?
A. Evoking a low level of fear is effective, unlike producing a high level of fear.
B. Fear appeals have an effect on women rather than men.
C. Generally, the more frightened people feel, the more they respond.
D. Fear renders a communication ineffective.
Answer: C
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a. linking observable behavior with environmental stimuli b. unconscious motivation c. information-processing systems d. genetic mapping and biological processes
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a. competition from other information causes memories to be forgotten or lost b. events that occur after encoding can alter or distort existing memories c. events that occur prior to encoding can alter or distort existing memories d. the passage of time causes memories to be spontaneously forgotten or lost
Professor Strauss is mentoring several assistant professors in addition to all the graduate and undergraduate students he teaches. He is known for his willingness to share his wisdom with those interested in his field of study. Erikson would suggest that Professor Strauss is exhibiting
a. generativity. c. stagnation. b. integrity. d. maturity.
According to the gate control theory of pain, the ________ of the spinal cord act as a "gate" and may open and transmit sensations of pain if the stimulation is sufficiently intense.
A. dorsal horns B. somatic nerves C. coccygeal plexus D. epidural blocks