Fear-Arousing Communications Are Most Likely to Result in Attitude Change

question 15

Multiple Choice

Fear-arousing communications are most likely to result in attitude change when

• A) they are sufficiently strong to induce perceptions of threat.
• B) people think that attending to a message will reduce the fear.
• C) people process fear appeals peripherally.
• D) the messages are found to be shocking.
• E) people are in a good mood and the message takes them by surprise.

Examine the impact of external factors such as oil price changes and economic crises on inflation and unemployment.

Understand the concept of the sacrifice ratio and its implications for reducing inflation.

Learn about the potentials and limitations of central bank actions in responding to adverse economic shocks.

Investigate the effect of changes in the money supply and inflation expectations on the economy.

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