Watching a lot of TV makes you more susceptible to everyday myths
Monday, August 22, 2016 - 10:11
in Psychology & Sociology
People who watch a lot of television are more likely to be susceptible to everyday myths -- irrespective of their age, education or gender. This is the basic finding of a media study. In the recent study, 322 people were asked about their television viewing habits and also whether they believed that the death penalty still applies in Austria and how many people are on death row. 11.6% of those questioned erroneously believed that the death penalty still exists -- the more TV they watched, the higher the probability that they believed this.