"I'm not affected by media," Sally often claims, "But those other people? They're easily influenced by slick media messages." Sally suffers from _________.
A) disassociation
B) first-person effect
C) second-person effect
D) third-person effect

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Sally's statement reflects the third-person effect, which is the tendency for people to believe that they are less influenced by media messages than others are. This perception leads individuals to think that while they can critically evaluate and resist media influences, others are more susceptible to being swayed by media content.

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