PLS 200 Exam 3 Question and answers
correctly solved
Due to the journalistic norm of fairness, journalists and other members of the
news media provide two sides to each story, even if one side is less credible
than the other. - correct answer ✔True
An example of agenda setting is the news headlines on the front page of a
newspaper. - correct answer ✔True
Almost all climate scientists say that human behavior is mostly responsible for
global climate change. - correct answer ✔True
Single company ownership of the media in a given market is now permitted up
to 45% of that market. - correct answer ✔True
Framing is a media tactic where the media tells us what issues are important.
- correct answer ✔False
One of the consequences of the media becoming more corporate is the rise of
social media. - correct answer ✔False
Conflict narratives are difficult to sell. People prefer uplifting stories rather than
stories of conflict. - correct answer ✔False
News is both a big business and a public service. - correct answer ✔False
The news media's goal is to tell the absolute truth about information important
to the people. - correct answer ✔False
, Americans are divided in their assessment of how well the media covers
global climate change. - correct answer ✔True
The rise of new media is unlikely to change the types of content and
viewpoints we see in the media since it has become corporatized. - correct
answer ✔True
The content of the media would be more substantive and less biased if media
outlets would cater more to public demand. - correct answer ✔False
Research shows that blatantly partisan messages leave public opinion mostly
unchanged. - correct answer ✔True
One of the difficulties of studying the media's impact on political polarization is
that we don't know what kinds of people are exposed to specific messages. -
correct answer ✔True
Americans are increasingly politically polarized, largely because the average
person has grown more partisan. - correct answer ✔False
Consistent liberals express serious distrust of most news sources. - correct
answer ✔False
Cable television led to greater polarization before the advent of biased news. -
correct answer ✔True
The legitimacy of a constitution is derived from the quality of the text in it. -
correct answer ✔False
correctly solved
Due to the journalistic norm of fairness, journalists and other members of the
news media provide two sides to each story, even if one side is less credible
than the other. - correct answer ✔True
An example of agenda setting is the news headlines on the front page of a
newspaper. - correct answer ✔True
Almost all climate scientists say that human behavior is mostly responsible for
global climate change. - correct answer ✔True
Single company ownership of the media in a given market is now permitted up
to 45% of that market. - correct answer ✔True
Framing is a media tactic where the media tells us what issues are important.
- correct answer ✔False
One of the consequences of the media becoming more corporate is the rise of
social media. - correct answer ✔False
Conflict narratives are difficult to sell. People prefer uplifting stories rather than
stories of conflict. - correct answer ✔False
News is both a big business and a public service. - correct answer ✔False
The news media's goal is to tell the absolute truth about information important
to the people. - correct answer ✔False
, Americans are divided in their assessment of how well the media covers
global climate change. - correct answer ✔True
The rise of new media is unlikely to change the types of content and
viewpoints we see in the media since it has become corporatized. - correct
answer ✔True
The content of the media would be more substantive and less biased if media
outlets would cater more to public demand. - correct answer ✔False
Research shows that blatantly partisan messages leave public opinion mostly
unchanged. - correct answer ✔True
One of the difficulties of studying the media's impact on political polarization is
that we don't know what kinds of people are exposed to specific messages. -
correct answer ✔True
Americans are increasingly politically polarized, largely because the average
person has grown more partisan. - correct answer ✔False
Consistent liberals express serious distrust of most news sources. - correct
answer ✔False
Cable television led to greater polarization before the advent of biased news. -
correct answer ✔True
The legitimacy of a constitution is derived from the quality of the text in it. -
correct answer ✔False
