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

question 88

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 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:

Log(Odds)

The natural logarithm of the odds ratio, used in logistic regression to model a binary outcome variable.

Estimated Odds

A statistical measure expressing the likelihood of a particular outcome or event occurring.

Multiple Logistic Regression

A statistical method that models the relationship between multiple independent variables and a binary dependent variable.

Dependent/Outcome Variable

The variable in an experiment or statistical model that is assumed to depend on or be caused by another variable(s).