How effective are persuasive messages based on extreme fear, and why?

a. They are highly effective, because fear produces arousal, which heightens action.
b. They are highly effective, because they motivate people to evaluate the evidence.
c. They are ineffective, because people assume the government will take action.
d. They are ineffective, because people refuse to listen or refuse to believe.

d

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A) 1. B) .50. C) .10. D) .05.

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Michael has always felt like he was really a girl. He dressed in girls' clothing as a child and still wants to be a girl. He is sure that a mistake was made and that he is inhabiting a wrong-sexed body. Michael's symptoms suggest a diagnosis of __________.

A. frotteurism B. gender dysphoria C. transvestic fetishism D. homosexuality

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