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Cultivation Theory moves away from the previous media effects perspectives that assume media effects are immediate, drastic, and holistic (all-encompassing).

Avinash argues that individuals who run technology companies are talented but value profit more than improving society. He highlights recent news stories that show how technology harms various groups of people. Based on the Behaviors from Intergroup Affect and Stereotypes Map, which behavior(s) toward technology companies should this argument elicit?

The main goal of behavioral science is…

The church during the twelfth century possessed a hierarchical structure with the pope and which group at the top?

The invention of the printing press helped the spread of the Reformation.

During the ninth and tenth centuries Europe was invaded by all of the following groups EXCEPT:

Machiavelli’s The Prince advocates that a successful ruler must

“A knight cannot distinguish himself in war if he has not trained.  He must have seen his blood flow, heard his teeth crack under fist blows . . . and after being twenty times unhorsed, have risen twenty times to fight.”  Which of the following applies to this quote?

What is the cost of a football jersey that retails for $110.00 and has a 60.00% markup?

The difference between the cost of the goods sold and the actual retail price obtained (the net sales) at the end of the season.