Regarding the influence of the mass media on attitude formation, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. Mass media includes newspapers, television, radio, and the Internet.
b. Young people today spend at least 50 hours a week immersed in media.
c. Individuals are coaxed, persuaded, and skillfully manipulated by the messages from the mass media.
d. Frequent viewers of TV often become overly trusting of other people and underestimate their chances of being harmed by others.
D
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A. Dual pathway theory B. James-Lange theory C. Cannon-Bard theory D. Two-factor theory
The data on employment show that men and women often select careers in different fields. This tendency is called
a. occupational segregation. b. comparable worth. c. entitlement. d. denial of personal disadvantage.
Psychosocial interventions such as stress reduction techniques for chronically ill individuals are thought to affect the disease process via the immune system by a. giving patients a reduced sense of control
b. helping patients effectively utilize HAART drug regimes. c. changing patients' positive cognitions. d. helping patients reduce depression, thus reducing cortisol.
In his senior yearbook, Robert described his post-high school plans as "writing a book, traveling around the world, and curing AIDS." Piaget would likely call this _________
a) naive idealism. b) animistic thinking. c) adolescent egocentrism. d) the personal fable.