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third-person effect

third-person effect noun: a hypothesized phenomenon by which people tend to perceive that mass media messages have a greater effect on others than on themselves, based on personal biases.

Noun

third-person effect

  1. A hypothesized phenomenon by which people tend to perceive that mass media messages have a greater effect on others than on themselves, based on personal biases.

Questions about third-person effect

What does third-person effect mean?
Third-person effect means a hypothesized phenomenon by which people tend to perceive that mass media messages have a greater effect on others than on themselves, based on personal biases.
What part of speech is third-person effect?
Third-person effect is a noun.

Words near third-person effect in the dictionary

  1. third-party cookies
  2. third-party doctrine
  3. third-partying
  4. third-person dual
  5. third-person duals
  6. third-person effect
  7. third-person plural
  8. third-person plurals
  9. third-person shooter
  10. third-person shooters
  11. third-person singular

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