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Media Literacy

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1. on television & three-quarters of all characters are between the ages of 20 and 50. which age group is the most imbalanced in terms of representation on television?






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






3. What are the three parts of efficiency?






4. What is flow?






5. What does MMORPG stand for?






6. What is the most prevalent media effect?






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






8. What is the ability to be creative?






9. What are the three elements to a general story formula?






10. Give an example of the content of messages






11. When does invisible stereotyping occur?






12. What is it called when a digital game player is focused on steps in a process to a greater accomplishment?






13. What is tragedy used for?






14. What are the two competing values?






15. when does immediate effects occur?






16. What are the four genres in the formula?






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






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






19. What percent of a typical newspaper is advertising?






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






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






22. what 2 major effects did the telecommunications competition and deregulation act of 1996 have?






23. What is efficiency?

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24. What are some fluctuation factors?






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






26. What are the four types of niche audiences?






27. The number of ads for _______________ increases each year






28. When does visible stereotyping occur?






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






30. What occupation is more represented on tv?






31. What was the first form of media games?






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






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






34. Where does the term wiki come from?






35. What are the six baseline influencing factors?






36. What are the two types of thinking?






37. Many media effects are...






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






39. What are the 3 developmental maturities?






40. What are the 3 developmental maturities?






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






42. What gender is more popular on tv?






43. What is our personal locus made up of?






44. What is telescoping?






45. What are the two competing values?






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






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






48. 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






49. What does attitudinal effects create and shape?






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