The narcotizing dysfunction concept states that if the media subjects the audience to prolonged reports on natural disasters or other forms of sufferings, then the audience may become ____ and ____ to the crisis and suffering.

A) placid; indifferent
B) numb; desensitized
C) alert; interested


B) numb; desensitized

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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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The Eskimo custom of abandoning old people to die existed because:

a. their culture held the elderly in low esteem b. they didn't have the same regard for human life that we do c. they were genetically programmed to do so d. this practice was seen as necessary for the survival of the group

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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A. 1969 B. 1975 C. 1995 D. 2016

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