The Effect of Gradually Losing the Ability to Feel Sympathy

question 18

Multiple Choice

The effect of gradually losing the ability to feel sympathy for victims both in media portrayals and in real life after years of exposure to media violence is called

• A) desympathization.
• B) desensitization.
• C) the numbness effect.
• D) the callous effect.

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