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genevieve1028

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The idea that television shows, videos, motion pictures, and other forms of media offer people a vicarious outlet for their feelings of aggression, and therefore, may reduce the amount of violence engaged in by the media consumer is referred to as
 
  a. the vicarious outlet hypothesis.
  b. the cathartic effect hypothesis.
  c. the violence reduction hypothesis.
  d. the desensitization hypothesis.

Question 2

The Big Three television networks in the 1970s were
 
  a. ABC, Disney, HBO.
  b. NBS, BBC, and ABC.
  c. Universal, HBO, Disney.
  d. NBC, CBS, and ABC.


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Reply #1 on: Jul 2, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: b. the cathartic effect hypothesis.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: d. NBC, CBS, and ABC.


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Reply #2 on: Jul 2, 2018
Thank you


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