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Media Literacy

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






2. What ethnicity is overrepresented on tv?






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






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






5. What is one of the characteristics that differentiate mass media games or video games from other mass media?






6. What is tragedy used for?






7. 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






8. What does the term telescoping refer to?

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9. What is efficiency?

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






11. What age is more represented on tv?






12. What is the middleware market?






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






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






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






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






17. Consumers use the formula to do what?






18. Explain localism






19. What is the middleware market?






20. What is localism?






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






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






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






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






25. What is tragedy used for?






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






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






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






29. What is a mystery?






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






31. What are the 3 subgenres of drama?






32. What does attitudinal effects create and shape?






33. What was the first form of media games?






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






35. Example: Jacob played a video game of crime life. He then joined a gang and pulled a knife on a police officer. What is this an example of?






36. What are stereotypes on tv?






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






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






39. 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?






40. What are the two types of intelligence?






41. what force competes against the ethnic of localism?






42. In tv & gays are what?






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






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






45. What are the three types of concentration?






46. according to the textbook & _____ are more likely to be represented in the television world than the real world.






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






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






49. What are stereotypes on tv?






50. What age is more represented on tv?