Some Communication Experts Argue That Fictional Media Presentations Provide Images

question 32

Multiple Choice

Some communication experts argue that fictional media presentations provide images that influence attitudes and behavior about such policies as crime, violence, and welfare through a phenomenon referred to as a(n)

• A) anomie effect.
• B) cultivation effect.
• C) restrictive effect.
• D) Hawthorne effect.

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Definitions:

Biological Need

Fundamental physiological requirements essential for maintaining life, such as food, water, and shelter.

Reinforcer

Any stimulus that increases the likelihood of a preceding behavior to occur again by either presenting a positive stimulus or removing a negative one.

Punisher

Anything that follows a response and weakens it or decreases the probability that it will occur.

Strengthens

To make or become stronger or more resilient, often used in the context of physical, emotional, or mental attributes.