Assumptions of hypodermic Needle Theory
- Humans react uniformly to stimuli.
- The media’s message is directly “injected” into the “bloodstream” of a population like fluid from a syringe.
- Messages are strategically created to achieve desired responses.
- The effects of the media’s messages are immediate and powerful, capable of causing significant behavioral change in humans.
- The public is powerless to escape the media’s influence.