In What Ways Can the Language Used (And Reported) by the Media

question 8

Essay

In what ways can the language used (and reported) by the media affect our perceptions of terrorists and extremists?

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Definitions:

Negative Explanatory Style

A cognitive approach where individuals habitually attribute negative events to internal, stable, and global factors.

State-Dependent Memory

The phenomenon where information learned in a particular state of mind (e.g., emotional, sober, intoxicated) is more easily recalled when in the same state.

Learned Helplessness

A situation where an individual experiences feelings of helplessness, resulting from experiencing a traumatic event or ongoing inability to achieve success.

Heritability

The proportion of variance in a population that can be attributed to genetic differences among individuals within that population.