According to the text, the researchers who conducted the study on the distribution of
Whites and Blacks in TV news about crime speculated that the news depictions might
have a powerful effect on viewers. Their speculation was based upon “the mechanisms
explicated in the social cognition literature.” The text discussed one of these possible
mechanisms. Which mechanism was discussed in this context?
a. social learning
b. priming
c. resonance
d. mainstreaming
e. social comparison
b.
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a. e-mail snooping by schools. b. online data profiling without prior consent. c. advertising by computer services. d. republishing of their e-mails without consent.
Organizing speech ideas according to direction and location is considered a
a. topical pattern. b. chronological pattern. c. spatial pattern. d. cause–effect pattern.
The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis claims that __________ shapes our __________.
A. Culture; Language B. Reality; Culture C. Language; Reality D. None of the above
When a newsletter is distributed on paper, the size of the finished newsletter is not important
Indicate whether the statement is true or false