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Being very well informed without actually being involved is symptomatic of

A) narcoticizing dysfunction.
B) a cumulative effect.
C) status conferral.
D) two-step flow.
E) a minimalist effect.

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Wilbur Schramm found that "for some children under other conditions,most television is harmful."

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Which is not an element of Harold Lasswell's model of mass communication?

Feminists have leveled objections that women are both underrepresented and misrepresented in the media.

George Gerbner theorized that media violence has negative effects on society.Using the various theories about media effects,how could these negative effects be reduced?

Media effects on opinion are often gradual.

When people use the media to learn about how to fit in with other people,which function is being served?

When Batman and Robin fastened their seat belts,this was an example of __________________.

Orson Welles frightened millions of radio listeners with his radio drama __________________.

Which term did Herbert Schiller use to describe the effect of American media products on other cultures?

Herbert Schiller called the influence of American culture on smaller nations __________________.

Opinion leaders are key in

Mass media have a limited role in helping children learn society's expectations of them.

Role modelling can only work for negative purposes.

Status conferral means that the media tell people what to think about.

Who scared millions of radio listeners with the 1938 radio drama The War of the Worlds?

Everybody is born knowing how to fit into society.

Using a black hat to depict a movie cowboy as a bad guy is an example of __________________.

When men in New Guinea started to wear Western-style clothing after watching movies,this is an example of

The notion that the media lull people into passivity is called