According to the text, in the study about paranormal beliefs where students were shown
different “tags” prior to viewing an episode of the program, Beyond Reality, which of the
following statements best describes the results in the condition where students heard a
“reality tag” and were told that the program’s events actually happened?
a. Belief in astral projection decreased slightly, but the decrease was not statistically
significant.
b. Belief in astral projection increased, but the increase was not statistically
significant.
c. Belief in astral projection decreased significantly.
d. Belief in astral projection increased significantly.
e. Belief in UFOs and space aliens increased significantly.
a.
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a. Being able to fully understand each other's views b. Having a lack of formal leadership c. Having the best group composition possible d. Being able to see important nonverbal cues
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a. personal interest b. character attack c. agenda-setting d. name-calling
Which of the following theories rely on the idea that the media operate primarily to justify and support the status quo at the expense of ordinary people?
A. social scientific theories B. cultivation theories C. critical cultural theories D. British cultural theories