In your case the problem is that you don't want to fill out all the information in the first place, not whether the form has one page or four pages. Getting ask

In your case the problem is that you don't want to fill out all the information in the first place, not whether the form has one page or four pages. Getting asked for too much information when signing up for something is annoying. A multi-stage form should indicate how many pages there are, to prevent the "ARGH it keeps going" effect you mentioned. Surveys are some of the worst offenders here.