Which of the Following Could NOT Be Explained by the Uses

question 8

Multiple Choice

Which of the following could NOT be explained by the uses and gratifications paradigm?

• A) talking to co-workers about a television show you all watch
• B) forgetting your own worries while you watch cartoon robots blow each other up
• C) asking for a martini "shaken, not stirred" because that's how James Bond does it
• D) deciding how to vote based on information received from a newscast
• E) believing that a fake documentary, or a mockumentary, about a fictional country music star was real and attempting to buy one of his records

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Definitions:

Consciousness

The state of being awake and aware of one's surroundings, thoughts, feelings, and self.

Psychologist

A professional specializing in the study of mind and behavior, including aspects of conscious and unconscious experience as well as thought and emotion.

Applied Psychology

The use of psychological methods and findings to solve practical problems of human and animal behavior and experience.

Behaviourism

A theory of learning which states that all behaviors are acquired through conditioning, emphasizing external factors over internal traits.