The Cumulative Effects Theory Claims That the Media Have a Powerful

question 4

True/False

The cumulative effects theory claims that the media have a powerful immediate effect that diminishes over time.

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Definitions:

Extraversion

A personality trait characterized by outgoingness, high energy, and sociability.

Defense Mechanisms

Psychological strategies used unconsciously by individuals to protect themselves from anxiety and unacceptable thoughts or feelings.

Psychosexual Stages

A series of developmental stages proposed by Freud, in which the pleasure-seeking energies of the id focus on different erogenous zones.

Personality Structures

The organized pattern of behaviors and attitudes that makes a person distinctive, often described in terms of traits or models such as the Big Five.