A Classic Study Cited in the Text Found That News

question 17

Multiple Choice

A classic study cited in the text found that news coverage (1948-2000) of presidential candidates by newspapers, newsmagazines, and television was

• A) unbiased and fair.
• B) sometimes biased in a partisan way toward liberal candidates.
• C) sometimes biased in a partisan way toward conservative candidates.
• D) sometimes biased in a partisan way toward third-party candidates.
• E) None of these answers is correct.

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Definitions:

Anaphase I

A stage in meiosis I where homologous chromosomes separate and are pulled to opposite poles of the cell, unlike in mitosis where sister chromatids separate.

Reproductive Strategy

A method or approach employed by species to ensure their continuation through the production of offspring.

Sexual Reproduction

A biological process by which new individual organisms are produced through the combination of genetic materials from two different cells.

Asexual Reproduction

A mode of reproduction by which offspring arise from a single organism, and inherit the genes of that parent only; does not involve the joining of gametes.