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Haskins, Jack B. – 1981
A literature review of communications, psychological, physiological and other sociobehavioral research literature reveals a number of paradoxes regarding the emphasis by information gatekeepers, media, and audiences on messages that are negative, critical, pessimistic, conflict-and-tension-producing, skeptical, punitive, threatening,…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Science Research, Communication Research, Individual Needs
