An Attempt to Provoke Fear in the Audience in Order

question 91

Multiple Choice

An attempt to provoke fear in the audience in order to persuade them not to do something is known as a__________.

• A) political persuasion
• B) reactionary message
• C) fear-based appeal
• D) valence-based appeal

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Definitions:

Conditioned Response

The learned response to a previously neutral stimulus that has been repeatedly presented along with an unconditioned stimulus.

Preparedness

The state of being readily equipped or in a state of readiness to confront and deal with various situations or challenges.

Survival Value

The extent to which a trait or behavior increases an organism's chances of surviving and reproducing in its environment.

Latent Learning

Learning that occurs without any obvious reinforcement of the behavior or associations that are learned until there is a reason to demonstrate it.