The tendency for people to believe that media violence affects other people but does not affect them personally is called the:

a. hypocrisy effect
b. third-person effect
c. mirror fallacy
d. false security phenomenon

b. third-person effect

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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If you were giving a speech on animal overpopulation to members of the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), the most important factor to consider when analyzing your audience would probably be

a. age. b. religion. c. ethnicity or cultural. d. group membership.

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