Regarding psychology in the media, which of the following statements is FALSE?
A) Psychology is a popular TOPIC (B-HEAD) in contemporary media.
B) Most of the time, media stories regarding psychology are based more on critical thinking and science rather than just entertainment value.
C) Modern media, especially the Internet, function as a giant "echo chamber" awash with rumors, hoaxes, half-truths, and urban legends.
D) Reports in the popular media tend to be made with a definite bias toward reporting "astonishing" findings and telling interesting stories.
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Q572: A researcher has surveyed several thousand introductory
Q573: Researchers conducting web-based research have trouble controlling
Q574: The modern media, and especially the Internet,
Q575: A common method for selecting representative samples
Q576: A subpart of a larger population that
Q578: We can draw conclusions about a larger
Q579: We can draw conclusions about a larger
Q580: The tendency of persons being surveyed to
Q581: A verifiably predicted outcome of an experiment
Q582: When a person remembers or notices only
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