Imagine You Are a Participant in Howard Leventhal and His

question 10

Multiple Choice

Imagine you are a participant in Howard Leventhal and his colleagues' (1967) study. Recall that participants either (a) watched a scary film about lung cancer; (b) read a pamphlet of suggestions for how to quit smoking; or (c) watched the scary film and read the pamphlet. According to the results, you would be most likely to quit smoking if you were in condition ________.

• A) (a)
• B) (b)
• C) (c)
• D) none of the above - likelihood of quitting smoking did not differ across the three conditions.

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