According to the Text, Public Health Messages That Are Fear-Based

question 167

Multiple Choice

According to the text, public health messages that are fear-based (e.g., messages about the dangers of smoking) are not always effective. They most often backfire because ____.

• A) they tend to be too scary, causing people to become defensive
• B) people don't believe in the media anymore
• C) people don't like to be put in a bad mood
• D) most people are already well-educated about important public health issues

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Definitions:

Long-run Equilibrium

A state in which all factors of production and costs are variable, allowing firms to enter or exit the market, ultimately resulting in no economic profit for the firms in a perfectly competitive market.

Zero Economic Profit

A situation where a firm's total revenue is exactly equal to its total costs, including opportunity costs.

Constant Cost

A situation where the cost of producing one additional unit of a good or service is the same, regardless of the volume produced.

Equilibrium Quantity

The quantity of goods or services supplied and demanded at the equilibrium price, where the quantity supplied equals the quantity demanded.