Early Critics Dismissed the Work of Director Alfred Hitchcock, but He

question 48

Multiple Choice

Early critics dismissed the work of director Alfred Hitchcock, but he later became one of the most revered filmmakers of all time. Why might the way we categorize the work of artists like Alfred Hitchcock change over time?

• A) Artists go to third places to actively promote their work over long periods of time.
• B) The boundaries between high culture and popular culture are often permeable.
• C) How an artist's work is categorized changes when audiences engage in textual poaching.
• D) Artists who promote communitarianism are always eventually revered.

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Definitions:

Cognitive Therapy

A type of psychotherapy that focuses on changing negative thought patterns to improve emotional well-being and behavior.

Contingency Management

A behavior change strategy often used in therapy to reinforce positive behaviors and reduce undesirable ones through rewards or consequences.

Counterconditioning

A therapy technique used to replace an unwanted behavior or response with a desired one by associating the behavior with a new, more positive stimulus.

Cognitive Therapy

A form of psychotherapy that emphasizes the importance of changing maladaptive thinking patterns in order to change feelings and behaviors.