When More Media Outlets Come to Be Owned by Fewer

question 66

Multiple Choice

When more media outlets come to be owned by fewer and fewer companies, media ownership becomes

• A) diffuse.
• B) enhanced.
• C) diminished.
• D) concentrated.

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Definitions:

Fundamental Attribution Error

Bias in attributing another’s behaviour more to internal than to situational causes.

Correspondence Bias

A general attribution bias in which people have an inflated tendency to see behaviour as reflecting (corresponding to) stable underlying personality attributes.

Personality Attributes

The traits, characteristics, and behaviors that make up an individual's unique personality.

Ultimate Attribution Error

A cognitive bias where one attributes the negative behavior of an out-group to their character while attributing similar behavior of the in-group to external circumstances.