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Watching more than six hours of news coverage per day after a terrorist incident has no effect on mental health.
Watching more than six hours of news coverage per day after a terrorist incident has no effect on mental health.
False
Having been in the vicinity of a terrorist incident always leads to high acute stress.
Having been in the vicinity of a terrorist incident always leads to high acute stress.
False
News coverage can shape our views of foreign countries.
News coverage can shape our views of foreign countries.
True
News coverage has no impact on our subconscious mind.
News coverage has no impact on our subconscious mind.
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Only people who have first-hand experience of a terrorist incident are affected mentally.
Only people who have first-hand experience of a terrorist incident are affected mentally.
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News coverage can increase our risk of developing post-traumatic stress and anxiety.
News coverage can increase our risk of developing post-traumatic stress and anxiety.
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News coverage has no impact on our physical health.
News coverage has no impact on our physical health.
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Watching news coverage can lead to miscalculating certain risks.
Watching news coverage can lead to miscalculating certain risks.
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News coverage is always a benign source of facts.
News coverage is always a benign source of facts.
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In 2020, televised news is the primary source of information for keeping up to date with current affairs.
In 2020, televised news is the primary source of information for keeping up to date with current affairs.
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The average American spent less than five hours a day looking at screens in 2018.
The average American spent less than five hours a day looking at screens in 2018.
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Most people do not take their mobile phones to bed.
Most people do not take their mobile phones to bed.
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The daily government briefings and updates on the latest fatalities, lockdown rules are only available on television.
The daily government briefings and updates on the latest fatalities, lockdown rules are only available on television.
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The study mentioned in the passage was conducted in 2020.
The study mentioned in the passage was conducted in 2020.
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We are only exposed to news from the moment we wake up in the morning to the moment we close our eyes each night.
We are only exposed to news from the moment we wake up in the morning to the moment we close our eyes each night.
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There have been many studies on how our constant exposure to news affects us.
There have been many studies on how our constant exposure to news affects us.
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