Which of the following statements is an example of the third-person effect?
A) "I worry that violence on TV is going to change the way I treat my kids."
B) "Violence on TV doesn't have much of an effect on society one way or the other."
C) "Violence on TV makes most people more violent, but not me. I know it's not real."
D) "My kids and I fight with each other more after we've played a lot of video games."

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The third-person effect hypothesis suggests that people tend to believe that mass media messages have a greater effect on others than on themselves. Choice C exemplifies this by stating that violence on TV makes most people more violent, but not the speaker, indicating they believe others are more susceptible to media influence than they are.

Which of the Following Statements Is an Example of the Third-Person