When the Media Engage in Agenda Setting, They Are Guided

question 13

Multiple Choice

When the media engage in agenda setting, they are guided or constrained by

• A)the resources available to them.
• B)the objective magnitude of events occurring in the world.
• C)public officials.
• D)what competing media sources are covering.
• E)all of the above
• F)a and c only

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Definitions:

Modelling

Tendency for a person to reproduce the actions, attitudes, and emotional responses exhibited by a real-life or symbolic model. Also called observational learning.

Social Loafing

A reduction in individual effort when working on a collective task (one in which our outputs are pooled with those of other group members) compared with working either alone or coactively (our outputs are not pooled).

Situation Comedies

A genre of comedy television programs that revolve around a fixed set of characters in a relatively consistent setting, often focusing on humorous situations.

Moral Lesson

A fundamental principle or ethical instruction derived from a story, experience, or event intended to guide one's moral conduct.