In a Sleepy Little Southern Ontario Town,a Newspaper Puts the Headlines

question 30

Multiple Choice

In a sleepy little southern Ontario town,a newspaper puts the headlines "Gang Activity" on a story about some teenagers who were singing drinking songs while walking down the middle of the main street in the early hours of Saturday morning.What is the term for this style of media representation?

• A) sensationalism
• B) overblown
• C) inflated
• D) moral panic

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Definitions:

Individualist Cultures

Cultures that emphasize the importance of personal goals, autonomy, and individual achievement over group identity.

Group Judgment

The process of making decisions or forming opinions through consensus in a group, influenced by group dynamics and social factors.

Solomon Asch

A psychologist best known for his experiments in the 1950s on conformity, demonstrating the influence of group pressure on opinions.

Normative Social Influence

The influence of other people that leads us to conform in order to be liked and accepted by them.