Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Psychology

Chapter

Attitudes and Social Cognition

Question:

What may happen if a message generates too much fear?

Options:

It has a strong persuasive effect

It turns off the receiver and has little persuasive effect

It leads to incongruent attitude change

It leads to peripheral attitude change

Correct Answer:

It turns off the receiver and has little persuasive effect

Explanation:

Research has found that fear sometimes works well in convincing people but if a message generates too much fear, it turns off the receiver and has little persuasive effect.