
Understanding Negativity Bias in Media

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Emma Peterson
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the main reason our brains focus more on negative news?
Because negative news is more interesting
Because positive news is less frequent
Due to a lack of positive news sources
Due to a phenomenon called negativity bias
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who coined the term 'negativity bias'?
Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung
B.F. Skinner and John Watson
Charles Darwin and Alfred Wallace
Paul Rosen and Edward Roysman
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why do both humans and animals give more importance to negative entities?
Because they are more dangerous
Because they are more common
Because they are more interesting
Due to evolutionary survival mechanisms
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How does negativity bias affect media consumption?
It makes people read more books
It reduces the time spent on social media
It encourages people to watch more TV
It drives more clicks on threatening headlines
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is one way to counteract negativity bias?
By ignoring all news
By reading only headlines
By focusing on positive stories
By avoiding social media
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What can help regulate the time spent on platforms to avoid doom scrolling?
Listening to music
Reading more books
Using apps that limit usage time
Watching more TV
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How can one curate their news sources effectively?
By reading newspapers from cover to cover
By subscribing to every available news outlet
By using email lists and online subscriptions
By only watching TV news
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