Exaggeration and distortion are thus key elements in the meeting of the required ______ to turn a potential news event into an actual story.

a. predictability
b. proximity
c. simplification
d. threshold


d. threshold

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Which factor is highly predictive of later substance abuse?

a) childhood aggression b) childhood depression c) infantile myxedema d) parental neglect

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Discuss the significance of McMann v. Richardson.

What will be an ideal response?

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You are interested in determining whether allowing prison inmates to have televisions in their cells will reduce violent behavior. You measure the rate of violence in the prison, install televisions in all cells, and then measure the rate of violence again one month later to see if there has been any change. What research design have you used?

a. A controlled experiment b. A one-group pretest-posttest design c. A quasi-experiment d. A life history

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The things Mohammed had said and done were recorded and his actions became the basis for interpreting the _________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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