Which of the Following Statements About the FCC and "Fleeting

question 37

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about the FCC and "fleeting expletives" in live TV shows is not true?

• A) The FCC fining flurry was partially in response to campaigns against Howard Stern's vulgarity and the Janet Jackson exposed-breast incident.
• B) In 2006, Congress increased the FCC's maximum allowable fine to $325,000 per incident.
• C) In 2010, a federal appeals court rejected the FCC's policy on the basis that it was too vague.
• D) In 2010, a federal appeals court rejected Congress's increase of the FCC's maximum allowable fine.
• E) All of the options are correct.

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Definitions:

Working Memory

A mental system that has a restricted capacity, tasked with momentarily maintaining information for processing.

Long-Term Memory

The phase or type of memory responsible for the storage of information over extended periods of time.

Sensory Memory

The briefest memory phase that enables people to maintain sensory information impressions even after the initial stimuli are no longer present.

Working Memory

The part of short-term memory that is concerned with immediate, conscious perceptual and linguistic processing.