According to the Hostile Media Effect, Partisans Remember More Negative

question 27

True/False

According to the hostile media effect, partisans remember more negative references to their position that positive ones in news accounts of an issue of importance to them.

Identify and explain the operation of belief perseverance in maintaining beliefs despite contradictory evidence.

Understand the fundamental attribution error and its impact on judgment of others' behaviors.

Analyze the role of the self-serving bias in attributions of success and failure.

Explore how social psychological principles can apply to classroom and educational settings.

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Definitions:

Conflict Theory

A theory that emphasizes the role of coercion and power in producing social order and posits that social conflict is the basis of society and social change.

Karl Marx

A 19th-century philosopher, economist, and social scientist known for developing the theories of Marxism, which critiques the effects of capitalism and advocates for a classless society.

Social Change

The transformation over time in the social structures and cultural patterns of a society.

Gesellschaft

A term used in sociology to describe a society characterized by weak interpersonal relationships, with social bonds based more on self-interest and less on familial or community ties.