One Speaker Warns People About the Danger of AIDS

question 38

Multiple Choice

One speaker warns people about the danger of AIDS. Another speaker warns of the danger of the greenhouse effect. A survey reveals that the AIDS speech was more persuasive. One likely explanation is that

• A) the danger of AIDS affects more people than the greenhouse effect does.
• B) the danger of the greenhouse effect seems realistic but the AIDS danger is more extreme.
• C) people see how to prevent AIDS but not how to prevent the greenhouse effect.
• D) the actor-observer effect applies to AIDS but not to the greenhouse effect.

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Definitions:

Short-Term Memory

The capacity for holding a small amount of information in an active, readily available state for a short period of time.

Unlimited Capacity

A theoretical concept in which a system or process is considered to have no bounds or limits in its ability to hold or process information.

Long-Term Memory

A type of memory capable of storing large amounts of information for potentially unlimited durations, including facts, experiences, and skills.

Number Of Synapses

describes the total count of connections between neurons in the brain or nervous system, allowing for communication between these cells.