A Recent Meta-Analysis of the Effectiveness of Anti-Substance-Abuse Campaigns Found

question 171

Multiple Choice

A recent meta-analysis of the effectiveness of anti-substance-abuse campaigns found that

• A) the most effective medium for displaying ads was print (newspapers and magazines).
• B) the most effective medium for displaying ads was broadcast (radio and television).
• C) the most effective medium for displaying ads was electronic (Internet and wireless).
• D) the most effective medium for displaying ads was street settings (billboards and automobiles).
• E) none of the media were effective in changing attitudes.

Understand the configuration and use of subforms and their role in displaying related record details.

Understand the Stroop effect and its implications on cognitive processes.

Recognize the concept and application of preattentive and attentive processes in perception.

Learn about the limitations and capacities of human attention, including the attentional blink and change blindness phenomena.

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Definitions:

Antagonistic Drugs

Medications that block or reduce the action of neurotransmitters or hormones, often by competing for their receptors.

Contingency Management

A behavioral therapy which utilizes reward systems to reinforce desirable behaviors and reduce undesirable ones.

Cocaine Abusers

Individuals who engage in the excessive or compulsive use of cocaine, leading to significant impairment, distress, and potentially addictive behavior.

Opioid Antagonists

Medications that block the effects of opioids at their receptor sites, used to treat opioid overdose or addiction.