The phenomenon in which news outlets promote fear and contribute to the expectation that we are in danger, contradicting the actual data on crime rates, is known as ______.
A. the media violence misattribution
B. media phobia
C. mean world syndrome
D. the violent society myth
Answer: C
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Using t-scores, calculate the 99% confidence interval. (Find the t-values in Table B of
Appendix C) What will be an ideal response?
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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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a. father, cousin b. paternal grandmother, aunt c. maternal grandmother, cousin d. maternal grandmother, father