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.

Understand the concept of defining terms and concepts in various ways.

Identify and distinguish between synonym definitions, class definitions, and definitions by negation.

Understand the characteristics of a synonym definition.

Understand the characteristics of a class definition.

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Definitions:

NAACP

Stands for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, an influential civil rights organization in the United States founded in 1909 to fight prejudice, lynching, and Jim Crow segregation.

Racial Variation

Differences in physical characteristics, cultural practices, or social experiences among various racial groups.

Civic Participation

The involvement of citizens in the political process or community activities aimed at addressing community needs or improving conditions.

Identity Politics

Political positions based on the interests and perspectives of social groups with which people identify, such as race, gender, sexuality, or religion.