Matt Is Considering the Purchase of Subliminal Self-Help Tapes to Aid

question 205

Multiple Choice

Matt is considering the purchase of subliminal self-help tapes to aid him in losing weight.His wife,Marge,is skeptical about this plan and asks your advice.Based on the evidence presented by your authors,what would you say about the effectiveness of subliminal self-help tapes?

• A)They are ineffective.
• B)They are highly effective but only if you believe they'll be effective.
• C)More research is needed to assess their effectiveness or ineffectiveness.
• D)They are effective.

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Definitions:

Birmingham

A city in Alabama known for its significant role in the civil rights movement of the 1960s, notably for the Birmingham campaign against segregation.

Medgar Evers

was a prominent civil rights activist in Mississippi and the field secretary for the NAACP. His assassination in 1963 became a rallying point for the Civil Rights Movement.

Church Bombing

An act of terrorism targeting religious buildings, particularly noted during the civil rights movement in the United States, such as the 1963 bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama.

George Wallace

An American politician known for his pro-segregationist views and as the Governor of Alabama during the Civil Rights Movement.