Hartigan Suggests That Imus' Firing Was in Part the Result

question 12

Multiple Choice

Hartigan suggests that Imus' firing was in part the result of:

• A) Shifting conventions that define what counts as racial.
• B) Decreased presence of black men and women within media companies.
• C) Inappropriate language use in hip hop music.
• D) Ineffective denials by Imus and his producers.

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Definitions:

Demand Characteristics

Cues in an experiment that suggest to participants what behavior is expected, potentially influencing the outcomes of that experiment.

Falsifiable

A principle that a hypothesis or theory must be capable of being proven false in order to be considered scientific.

Testable Predictions

Hypotheses or statements that can be verified or falsified through experimentation or observation.

Principle of Parsimony

A principle suggesting that one should not make more assumptions than the minimum needed to explain something.