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Media Literacy

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1. When a media company buys a combination of other media or non media businesses & This is what type of concentration?






2. What are some fluctuation factors?






3. The pattern of the population of television characters is ______ the pattern of people in the real world






4. What is Web 2.0?






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






6. If you watch an action packed movie and your heart races & you are experiencing what type of emotion?






7. When did the innovation stage for interactive media games begin?






8. What is a wiki?






9. What are the four cognitive abilities?






10. In what way (s) does advertising make us too materialistic?






11. What was the first form of media games?






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






13. example: when Ryan listened to patriotic music & he got shivers up his spine. This is an example of what?






14. Which type of violence is most prevalent on television?






15. It is clear that the media is completely controlled by what?






16. A macro-type media effect refers to what?






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






18. Give an example of the cognitive complexity of content






19. In order to appeal to audiences & most stories begin with what?






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






21. What is the long-term emotional effect?






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






23. After regularly consuming media & if you believe that the world is a mean place & you are experiencing what type of effect?






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






25. What are the six baseline influencing factors?






26. Although African Americans are represented on television & portrayals rarely include....






27. Name the two types of process effects?






28. In order to become media literate in interactive media & what do we need to establish?






29. Describe product claims?






30. Your _______ when you consume media content can alter your perception of and reaction to the content?






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






32. What is subliminal advertising






33. What are the two types of media effects?






34. What is the process of flow?






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






36. Give an example of the content of messages






37. When did megamergers become popular?






38. What are the two timing factors?






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






40. The intended effects of ads include what?






41. _______________ are societal changes that occur over a long period of time.






42. _______________ are societal changes that occur over a long period of time.






43. 'Bad' language in the media is what?






44. What is Web 2.0?






45. What are characteristics that have shaped the development of interactive media?






46. What is localism?






47. When does visible stereotyping occur?






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






49. What does attitudinal effects create and shape?






50. When a media company buys a combination of other media or non media businesses & This is what type of concentration?