Despite the Reputation the Media Have for Being Biased, Research

question 3

True/False

Despite the reputation the media have for being biased, research actually indicates that news media today are no more biased or politically partisan than they were in the 1980s.

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Definitions:

True Experimental

A type of experimental design that includes a control group and random assignment to groups to test the effect of an intervention.

Cohort

A group of people born at about the same time and exposed to the same societal events; cohort effects are confounded with age in a cross-sectional study.

Developmental Research

The study of changes in behavior or abilities over time, often focusing on children as they grow and develop.

Society

A group of individuals involved in persistent social interaction, or a large social group sharing the same geographical or social territory, typically subject to the same political authority and dominant cultural expectations.