Research on the Effectiveness of Fear Appeals Suggests That Inducing

question 44

Multiple Choice

Research on the effectiveness of fear appeals suggests that inducing moderate levels of fear works better than inducing high levels of fear.According to the text,the explanation for this is that

• A) people tune out high-fear messages
• B) fear appeals have greater influence on intentions to behave than on actual behavior
• C) fear appeals affect actual behavior
• D) people tune out high-risk messages

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