Project Censored Posts a List of the Twenty-Five Most Censored

question 74

Multiple Choice

Project Censored posts a list of the twenty-five most censored news stories every year. These stories are "censored," though not in the sense that the media are legally prohibited from covering them. They are considered "censored" because most major media outlets have systematically ignored them and, in the process, determined what the public will think about. What theory explains this?

• A) agenda-setting
• B) reinforcement
• C) magic bullet
• D) two-step flow

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Definitions:

Recency Effect

The tendency to remember the latest information encountered when recalling a list or series of items.

Fundamental Attribution

The tendency to overemphasize personality traits and underestimate situational factors when explaining others' behavior.

Reciprocity

A mutual exchange of privileges, benefits, or actions between people, where one's action leads to a response of a similar kind.

Social Loafing

The occurrence in which people put in less effort to reach an objective while working as part of a team compared to when they are working individually.