Singing Christmas Tree bass and heavier singers at the bottom of the tree. In reality, they are arranged in six sections. They are broken down with two sections of sopranos, two sections of altos, a section of tenors, and a section of bass. Singers who require sitting in a chair or a stool during the performance are located in the bottom two rows of the tree. Choir members who are acrophobic (fear of heights) are located near the bottom of the tree while claustrophobic (fear of restriction or suffocation) choir members are located at the outside of the tree. Most choir members stand
Fear appeal in the exact opposite effect. According to Sternthal and Craig, fear strength affects attitude change more than it does intentions. They argue that although persuasion increases when fear rises from low to moderate levels, when rising from moderate to high levels, it actually decreases. Some have even gone so far as to argue that fear is an entirely unnecessary component of an effective appeal as perceived efficacy is more predictive of intention to change behavior than either element of perceived threat. The tendency for higher levels of fear to raise defensive control responses, it is argued, suggests that fear is