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Media Literacy

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1. What are the two types of process effects?






2. What do interactive games have the power to do?






3. What are the four controversial content elements?






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






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






6. What is puffery?






7. Describe product claims?






8. What is the long-term behavioral effect?






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






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






11. What is a wiki?






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






13. What is a wiki?






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






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






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






17. What are the 3 subgenres of drama?






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






19. What are the four genres in the formula?






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






21. The number of ads for _______________ increases each year






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






23. 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






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






25. What was the first form of media games?






26. What are the two types of media effects?






27. What is Web 2.0?






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






29. When does invisible stereotyping occur?






30. What did the Communications Act of 1934 require?






31. What gender is more popular on tv?






32. What are the 3 developmental maturities?






33. What is telescoping?






34. ________ are beneficial because they allow for the creation of collective knowledge






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






36. What are the 3 subgenres of drama?






37. Where does the term wiki come from?






38. Describe baseline effects.






39. when does immediate effects occur?






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






41. What does localism serve the needs of?






42. What is the long-term behavioral effect?






43. What socioeconomic status is more represented?






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






45. What are the six baseline influencing factors?






46. What are the two main components in the demographics pattern?






47. What is a physiological effect?






48. What are the four cognitive abilities?






49. Over time & the government has been _______________ with regard to who controls the media






50. When does visible stereotyping occur?