What is the 2 stage theory in psychology?

The president of the island nation of winstone refuses to raise taxes, but wants to expand many government services and increase the size of winstone's armed forces. he plans to pay for all of the desired expenditures by printing more money. if the president carries out his plan by rapidly increasing the supply of money, winstone will likely experience:

Researchers have found that it takes to view a mental image that is larger or covers more distance than a smaller or more compact one.

Are people more motivated to change from positive or negative experiences, like slavery, womens rights, and any other historical movements/moments? i need more factual information than opinions.