Surette (2011)notes That in Modern Society the Mediated Crime Event

question 21

Multiple Choice

Surette (2011) notes that in modern society the mediated crime event displaces the actual event and ______.

• A)makes it seem far worse than it does when it is not displaced
• B)allows us to frame our fear of crime differently
• C)the vicarious pleasure of seeing crime on television is far preferable to being victimized
• D)allows police to make an arrest more easily

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Definitions:

Audition

is the formal term for the sense of hearing, or the process by which sound waves are interpreted by the brain.

Papillae

Structures on the tongue that contain groupings of taste buds.

Gustatory Receptors

Specialized sensory cells located on the tongue that detect taste stimuli and convey taste signals to the brain.

Olfactory Epithelium

A thin layer of tissue, deep within the nasal cavity, containing the olfactory receptors; these sensory receptors produce information that is processed in the brain as smell.