Why did American audiences embrace the film noir, with its dark moodiness that marked a dramatic departure from the lavish spec¬tacle and optimism characteristic of Hollywood films in the 1930s?
What will be an ideal response?
It reinforced the suppressed cynicism that followed America's involvement in World War II, which revealed the industrialized slaughter of the war.
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The desire for consistency between past and present experiences is known as
A. fundamental attribution error. B. perceptual constancy. C. rational-emotive behavior. D. self-serving bias.
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Joan and Dina are looking into each other's eyes. This is an example of which type of eye behavior
a. mutual looking b. one-sided looking c. gaze omission d. civil inattention e. staring
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