Multiple Choice
A 1938 a radio broadcast by Orson Wells of an adaption of H. G. Wells's classic science fiction novel War of the Worlds created a national panic rooted in another kind of perceived threat, alien invasion. What situational factor influenced whether people believed the broadcast was real?
A) community of residence (rural, urban, or suburban)
B) the gender composition of people's household (predominantly female or predominantly male)
C) the local weather (foggy/rainy or clear)
D) whether they has listened to the show from its beginning
E) whether they lived alone or with family members or friends
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