Which of the Following Terms Refers to the Phenomenon Whereby

question 12

Multiple Choice

Which of the following terms refers to the phenomenon whereby massive amounts of coverage result in the audience becoming numb and failing to act on the information regardless of how compelling the issue was presented?

• A) narcotizing dysfunction
• B) surveillance function
• C) gatekeeping
• D) None of these answers is correct.

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Definitions:

Economics

The social science that studies how individuals, governments, firms, and nations make choices on allocating resources to satisfy their wants and needs, attempting to determine how these groups should organize and coordinate efforts to achieve maximum output.

Scarcity

The fundamental economic problem of having seemingly unlimited human wants in a world with limited resources.

Society

Society refers to a group of individuals living together in a more or less ordered community, sharing common traditions, institutions, and values.

Scarcity

The basic challenge in economics of limitless human desires within a finite resource environment.