Cet-6-1.4-Exercise 02Fear can be an effective way to change behavior. One study compared the effects of high-fear and low-fear appeals on changes in attitudes and behaviors related to dental hygiene. One group of subjects was shown awful pictures of _____ teeth and diseased gums; another group was shown less frightening materials such as plastic teeth, charts, and graphs. Subjects who saw the frightening materials reported more anxiety and a greater desire to change the way they took care of their teeth than the low-fear group did.

A. decayed
B. overstated
C. abstract