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Filter bubbles 
a. can help you to find information that you need
b. might limit your awareness about the diversity of opinions
c. are based on other people’s interests and likes, not on your likes and dislikes
d. can help you to find out different opinions and points of view

2. Choose the right answer:


a) Instagram owns Facebook
b) Facebook owns Instagram
c) Facebook owns YouTube
d) Google owns Facebook

3.  Choose the right answers: ... stands in contrast to critical thinking where beliefs
are approached in a skeptical and unbiased fashion.
a) cognitive distortion
b) unmotivated reasoning
c) motivated reasoning
d) all answers are possible

4. How would the press change if the government did not control everything that was
broadcast or published in newspapers? 
a. journalists published everything they wanted
 b. there will be more disinformation, because no one will follow what is broadcast 
c. the media will start publishing really interesting information and people will
be interested in it 
d.don’t know

5. What is the disadvantage of not using the filter on social networks?


a) you will always have different ads
b) you might get lost in all the information available online
c) you will receive a lot of spam
d) you can be blocked for not using the filter.

6. Phenomenon called _______________ means that you have your own beliefs
concerning a particular issue and you want to look only for the information
that confirms your beliefs.
a) isolated reasoning
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b) confirmation bias
c) motivated reasoning
d) political bias

7. If you are in intellectual ________, the websites don’t show you many useful
posts and links.
a) situation
b) information
c) bubble
d) isolation

8. Misinformation is 
a)erroneous or false information that is spread, without the intent to mislead.
b) is specially fabricated information.
c) is true information that is spread on all platforms.
d)I don’t know.

9. In which countries is the greatest freedom of the press?


a)Ukraine,Russia,Belarus-
b)Italy,Spain,Germany-
3) Norway,Finland,Sweden
4)China,Thailand,Indonesia-

10. What can ignorance in such a concept as confirmatory bias lead to?
a. it can lead to encouraging the verification of all information that occurs on the
Internet
b. it can force a person to make bad decisions
c. distrust of social networks
d. uncertainty in one's own views

11. What is the term used to confuse readers and make them click the link to the
article?
a. Trolls
b. Bots
c. Clickbaiting
d. Filter bubble

12. Who should be responsible for selecting the stories that their outlet covers?
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a)ownership

b)advertising and social media

c)editors

d)reporters who cover different topics

13. What does it mean when we are more likely to trust or believe something we
have already seen or  heard before.

A.  Barnum effect

B.  Familiarity bias

C.   Confirmation bias

D.  Intellectual isolation

14. What is the main purpose of the headline?


a) to describe the essence of the article
b) to grab the audience's attention
c) to acquaint people with the idea that will go in the text.
d) to use the large font

15. Find the INcorrect statement.


a) Being inside a filter bubble means that you are in intellectual isolation.
b) Websites can track what you search for, what you click on, what you "like" or
"dislike", what you comment on, and even your location.
c) You think that because of the bubble filter, the whole world thinks the way
you do.
d) Without filters, you might get lost in all the information available online.

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