What Term Do We Use to Refer to the Way

question 4

Short Answer

What term do we use to refer to the way new media have blurred the lines between mass media and more interpersonal forms of communication?

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Definitions:

Group Attribution Error

The tendency to overemphasize dispositional or personality-based explanations for the behavior of individuals in a group, while underestimating the role of external factors.

Stereotyped Thinking

The practice of having oversimplified and generalized beliefs about certain groups or categories of people.

Law of Small Numbers

A cognitive bias that leads people to infer or generalize outcomes from a small sample size, mistakenly treating it as representative of a larger population.

Double-Standard Thinking

The application of different sets of principles for similar situations, often leading to unfair or biased judgments.