The Media Contributes to Police Problems by

question 25

Multiple Choice

The media contributes to police problems by

• A)overemphasizing the heroism of policing.
• B)providing too much coverage of routine police activities.
• C)emphasizing sensational stories, especially police misconduct.
• D)reporting on policing accurately and focusing on community relations.

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Definitions:

Proactive Interference

A phenomenon where older memories interfere with the recall of newer memories.

Reactive Interference

A phenomenon wherein newer information interferes with one's ability to recall older information.

Retroactive Interference

A memory disruption that occurs when newly learned information interferes with the recall of previously learned information.

Encoding Failure

The inability to form a memory due to insufficient attention to the details of an event or information at the time of encoding.