If Someone Has Never Been the Victim of a Violent

question 52

Multiple Choice

If someone has never been the victim of a violent crime and lives in an area that has very low rates of violent crime, yet still feels he or she is at a high level or risk for such crimes after watching a lot of Law & Order, this might be an example of ______.

• A) the cultivation effect
• B) agenda-setting
• C) political economy
• D) textual analysis
• E) audience studies

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Definitions:

Behaviorism

A psychological approach that emphasizes the study of observable behavior and the role of environmental forces in shaping it, often excluding subjective mental states from the study.

Physiological Psychology

A branch of psychology that studies the relationship between physiological processes and behaviors.

Psychoanalysis

A therapeutic approach that explores the unconscious mind, aiming to uncover and resolve conflicts and psychological issues.

Selye

Refers to Hans Selye, a pioneering endocrinologist who defined the General Adaptation Syndrome, a theory of stress response.