Justine and Annie regularly get together and eagerly thumb through teen magazines. The photographs depicting the “perfect” body do not phase Justine. However, Annie often expresses negative comments about her own body image. These differences in
response to the same media reflect __________.
a) the second principle of the Uses and Gratifications Approach
b) the first principle underlying the Uses and Gratifications Approach
c) the Social Learning Theory
d) the Media Practice Model
Answer: a
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a) the acceptance of freedom and dignity. b) behavioral engineering via positive reinforcement. c) humanism. d) punishment of undesirable behaviors via aversive consequences.
As part of a research study, a group of kindergartners take the NEO Five-Factor personality test and then are retested as college freshmen. What is likely to be seen when applying mean-level change?
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