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Almost everything we, as Americans, know and believe, comes directly from news sources and advertisements. From our actions it seems as if we no longer need any evidence to support the media's claims, for we have turned the media into our new god and we believe ju ....

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.... can in a laboratory. Humans will act differently in every setting and it is very difficult to get a natural response in an unnatural environment. If a person is used to viewing TV in their own home, on their own beaten up couch, their response level will be very different than it would be in an empty room with a two way mirror. Not only will their awareness level be raised, they may be more concerned in the changed viewing environment and less on the television programs. In a person's home they may watch TV with a high or low awareness level for the program. Some people choose to watch TV just as a background noise while others may be quite into the ....