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Media Literacy

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What is localism?






2. What are some fluctuation factors?






3. What are the two types of thinking?






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






5. What is WOW?






6. What are the two types of intelligence?






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






8. 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






9. In tv & gays are what?






10. What socioeconomic status is more represented?






11. In what 6 ways is advertising deceptive?






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






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






14. The number of ads for _______________ increases each year






15. What are the four controversial content elements?






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






17. What is efficiency?

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18. According to the _______________ is the most challenging medium for telling stories






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






20. What gender is more popular on tv?






21. Creators use the formula to do what?






22. What are the two main forms of stereotyping?






23. What are the four controversial content elements?






24. What are the two types of thinking?






25. what force competes against the ethnic of localism?






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






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






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






29. Describe fluctuation effects.






30. The internet is considered a viral spiral because it _________ innovation due to its network structure






31. When does invisible stereotyping occur?






32. 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.






33. Give an example of the content of messages






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






35. What is a mystery?






36. when does immediate effects occur?






37. 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?






38. What do megamergers result in?






39. Like media programming companies & advertising agencies are also...






40. What did the Communications Act of 1934 require?






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






42. What is flow?






43. What are the two types of thinking?






44. What are the two types of responsibilites in advertising?






45. 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?






46. What are the 3 media factors in fluctuation?






47. What is a wiki?






48. When one media company buys companies that are buyers or suppliers to create integration in the production and distribution of messages & what type of concentration is this?






49. What is the natural ability to distinguish the singal and the noise in any message?






50. what happens in the media concentration?