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Media Literacy

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. What is efficiency?

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2. what force competes against the ethnic of localism?






3. if you ever watch a newscast and come away with helpful information & you are experiencing what type of effect?






4. What is the way people group and classify things?






5. What happens in the media deregulation?






6. In what 6 ways is advertising deceptive?






7. Long-term effects are ________ to notice than immediate effects.






8. Every day & our baseline of media effects what?






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






10. Give an example of the content of messages






11. the rationale for regulation in broadcasting is based on what?






12. according to the textbook & which occupation is the most prevalent in the television world?






13. Long-term effects are ________ to notice than immediate effects.






14. What are examples of baseline factors?






15. What occupation is more represented on tv?






16. What does attitudinal effects create and shape?






17. What eliminated the legal barrier to competition across markets?






18. What does the personal locus do?

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19. Values that are reflected in entertainment messages include what?






20. What are the 3 subgenres of drama?






21. if you ever watch a newscast and come away with helpful information & you are experiencing what type of effect?






22. As advertising agencies become more concentrated & they become more interested in working with a ______ variety of companies and products






23. The three forces that have shaped the development of the interactive mass media






24. What are the 3 developmental maturities?






25. Media ownership has big impact on...






26. the rationale for regulation in broadcasting is based on what?






27. ______ are the influences we experience constantly from our exposure to media messages?






28. according to the textbook & fewer than one in every _____ television shows that present sexual content will have any mention of risks or responsibilities of unprotected sex.






29. What are the two types of process effects?






30. What do megamergers result in?






31. What are stereotypes on tv?






32. What age is more represented on tv?






33. What is flow?






34. what force competes against the ethnic of localism?






35. 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?






36. What occupation is more represented on tv?






37. People with the ___________________ learn the most from the media






38. What two types of information is cognitive made up of?






39. As advertising agencies become more concentrated & they become more interested in working with a ______ variety of companies and products






40. What was significant about the Communications Act 1934?

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41. What are the three parts of efficiency?






42. what type of health patterns are there?






43. What is telescoping?






44. If you cry during a film & you are experiencing what type of effect?






45. Television programmers are essentially ____________ and fearful of offending viewers & so they present content that they believe reflects mainstream American values






46. What are the two main forms of stereotyping?






47. What is efficiency?

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48. Example: after Dennis went to see a movie about The Holocaust & he became very sad about how inhumane man can be. What is this an example of?






49. What best reflects the effects the media has on us?






50. What socioeconomic status is more represented?