A Researcher Who Wanted to Test the Persuasiveness of a Message

question 2

Multiple Choice

A researcher who wanted to test the persuasiveness of a message against abortion sent a letter to half of the households in the sample.Later,she called all of the households in the sample and asked them about their attitudes toward abortion.What kind of design was employed in the study?

• A) before-after
• B) nonreactive
• C) after-only
• D) before-only

---

Definitions:

Characteristic Behavior

Actions or reactions of an individual or group that are typical or expected based on their personality, culture, or social context.

Reinforcement

A process in psychology that increases the likelihood of a behavior by administering a reward or removing a negative outcome after the behavior occurs.

Learning Through Reinforcement

A process in behavioral psychology where the likelihood of a behavior is increased or decreased through rewards or punishments.

Imitation

The action of using someone or something as a model and copying their behaviors, actions, or characteristics.