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Media Literacy

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1. what 2 major effects did the telecommunications competition and deregulation act of 1996 have?






2. There is a trend of ______________ of ownership in the media






3. What are stereotypes on tv?






4. When does a digital game player get deeply immersed in the game and loses all track of time and place?






5. Consumers use the formula to do what?






6. What are the two types of factors in fluctuation?






7. What gender is more popular on tv?






8. When a digital game has been designed well & it delivers an experience to players through what?






9. In what 6 ways is advertising deceptive?






10. the two most dominant genres in prime-time television from the 1970s-1990s were what?






11. What is a mystery?






12. What is our personal locus made up of?






13. What are the six baseline influencing factors?






14. What is a mystery?






15. What are the two major effects from the telecommunications competition & deregulation act of 1996?






16. What are the 3 subgenres of drama?






17. What are the two types of intelligence?






18. What are the two types of thinking?






19. What must happen during television before commercial break?






20. What is localism?






21. When a digital game has been designed well & it delivers an experience to players through what?






22. The video industry has 'a good deal of vertical integration'. What does this mean?






23. What are the three types of concentration?






24. The business trend to consolidate has grown stronger than the government's impulse to...






25. What are the three elements to a general story formula?






26. Playing interactive video games & particularly MMORPGs...






27. What was the biggest deal between any two media companies?






28. When people 'blame the media' for causing a tragic event & they are not taking into account all the factors that influence behavior and are not making...






29. You are asked to serve on a jury for a civil trial. because you have been watching CSI for years & you are thrilled to get to be a part of the trial. during the trial & there is no DNA evidence & like you expected there to be that convinces you of th






30. What are some examples of where advertisements can be found?






31. What are the three parts of efficiency?






32. What is subliminal advertising






33. Example: Chris read a book about an incredible romance. the characters were beautiful & they never fought & and the weather was always perfect. after reading the book & chris's romantic relationship seemed lousy. What is this an example of?






34. What does the term telescoping refer to?

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35. What are the four genres in the formula?






36. Consumers use the formula to do what?






37. What is telescoping?






38. What is an effect that happens during exposure to the media messages?






39. Many media effects are...






40. What is the long-term behavioral effect?






41. What socioeconomic status is more represented?






42. Who does marketing target?






43. What is baseline effects?






44. Explain localism






45. What do media exposure habits focus its attention on?






46. what type of health patterns are there?






47. What is the ability to be creative?






48. The intended effects of ads include what?






49. Creators use the formula to do what?






50. What is telescoping?