Fear-Arousing Messages Have Proven Potent in Convincing People to Do

question 98

Multiple Choice

Fear-arousing messages have proven potent in convincing people to do all,EXCEPT

• A)cut down on smoking.
• B)brush their teeth more often.
• C)drive carefully.
• D)party less during exam time

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Definitions:

Search Time

The duration it takes to locate a specific item or piece of information among a collection of others.

Short-Term Memory

The component of the memory system that is involved in the temporary storage of information, typically holding information for seconds to minutes before it is either forgotten or transferred to long-term memory.

Serial Process

A method of processing information where tasks are performed one after another in a sequence.

Brown-Peterson Task

A cognitive task used to study short-term memory by distracting participants with a task immediately after they are given information to remember, therefore testing their ability to maintain it in memory.