While People Are Disturbed by Media Accounts of Violent Incidents

question 44

True/False

While people are disturbed by media accounts of violent incidents, in reality media reports simply reflect the significant increase in violent crimes since 1991.

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Definitions:

Avoidance-avoidance

A decision-making process involving a choice between two equally undesirable outcomes or options.

Approach-approach

A conflict arising from having to choose between two desirable outcomes.

Double approach-avoidance

A psychological conflict that involves being torn between two goals, each possessing both appealing and negative aspects.

Control

The power to influence or direct people's behavior or the course of events.