What Is Odd About Using a Deterrence Strategy to Influence

question 22

Multiple Choice

What is odd about using a deterrence strategy to influence an adversary?

• A) The fact the adversary does nothing is a sign of the success of deterrence.
• B) The adversary must change its policy for deterrence to succeed.
• C) The actor must invest large resources for deterrence to succeed.
• D) If the target acts aggressively, deterrence has failed.

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Definitions:

Perception

The method through which people arrange and understand their sensory perceptions to assign significance to the world around them.

Difference Threshold

The smallest amount by which a stimulus must be changed in order to notice that the change has occurred, also known as the just noticeable difference (JND).

Stimulus Level

The intensity of a stimulus which may influence the response it elicits from an organism or process.

Just Noticeable Difference

The smallest change in the intensity of a stimulus that can be detected.