Question 1

What are three good questions to ask when determining the reliability of information found online?

Accepted Answer

Is the purpose to inform or se

Question 2

Pornography is a major media concern because:

Accepted Answer

A)  it takes in more money than all professional baseball, basketball, and football franchises and the combined revenues of ABC, CBS, and NBC. 
B)  kicking pornography addiction is much like trying to overcome a cocaine addiction. 
C)  Both A and B 
A)  it takes in more money than all professional baseball, basketball, and football franchises and the combined revenues of ABC, CBS, and NBC. 
B)  kicking pornography addiction is much like trying to overcome a cocaine addiction. 
C)  Both A and B

Question 3

Identify four of the five basic questions students can use to analyze media messages.

Accepted Answer

Who created this message? Why was this m

Question 4

Advertisements seen in airports and waiting rooms and on ATMs and gas pumps are examples of:

Accepted Answer

A)  ad creep. 
B)  digital marketing. 
C)  viral marketing. 
A)  ad creep. 
B)  digital marketing. 
C)  viral marketing.

Question 5

Text is processed in the cortex of the brain; therefore, it is stored in short-term memory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Our capacity for graphic memory is huge, because images are processed in the limbic system and then stored in our long-term memory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following is true regarding school-age heavy media users?

Accepted Answer

A)  Blacks and Hispanic average 13 hours a day of media exposure. 
B)  Heavy users are more likely to have no family media use rules. 
C)  Both A and B 
A)  Blacks and Hispanic average 13 hours a day of media exposure. 
B)  Heavy users are more likely to have no family media use rules. 
C)  Both A and B

Question 8

The main reason media exists is to:

Accepted Answer

A)  make a profit. 
B)  connect people. 
C)  disseminate ideas and information. 
A)  make a profit. 
B)  connect people. 
C)  disseminate ideas and information.

Question 9

Students need to keep in mind that most of the media we consume is created by:

Accepted Answer

A)  a handful of powerful corporate families that cross-promote their products. 
B)  writers and producers who are young, white, single, affluent males. 
C)  Both A and B 
A)  a handful of powerful corporate families that cross-promote their products. 
B)  writers and producers who are young, white, single, affluent males. 
C)  Both A and B

Question 10

There is concern that there is a threat to free press today because:

Accepted Answer

A)  of the overabundance of conservative talk radio shows. 
B)  only six corporations own most of the media in the world. 
C)  the majority of journalists producing news are liberal. 
A)  of the overabundance of conservative talk radio shows. 
B)  only six corporations own most of the media in the world. 
C)  the majority of journalists producing news are liberal.

Question 11

Which of the following does the American Academy of Pediatrics recommend?

Accepted Answer

A)  Children's media use should be assessed as part of physician office visits. 
B)  Parents should avoid TV viewing for children under the age of 4 years. 
C)  Both A and B 
A)  Children's media use should be assessed as part of physician office visits. 
B)  Parents should avoid TV viewing for children under the age of 4 years. 
C)  Both A and B

Question 12

The main purpose of the mass media is:

Accepted Answer

A)  to educate, inform, and entertain. 
B)  to sell products. 
C)  to sell audiences to advertisers. 
A)  to educate, inform, and entertain. 
B)  to sell products. 
C)  to sell audiences to advertisers.

Question 13

Identify three guidelines for helping parents and students make positive media choices.

Accepted Answer

Preselect programs to be viewe

Question 14

Identify three or more concerns with regard to Internet use by young people.

Accepted Answer

Accessing the Internet unsupervised. Pot

What are three good questions to ask when determining the reliability of information found online?

Pornography is a major media concern because:

Identify four of the five basic questions students can use to analyze media messages.

Advertisements seen in airports and waiting rooms and on ATMs and gas pumps are examples of:

Text is processed in the cortex of the brain; therefore, it is stored in short-term memory.

Our capacity for graphic memory is huge, because images are processed in the limbic system and then stored in our long-term memory.

Which of the following is true regarding school-age heavy media users?

The main reason media exists is to:

Students need to keep in mind that most of the media we consume is created by:

There is concern that there is a threat to free press today because:

Which of the following does the American Academy of Pediatrics recommend?

The main purpose of the mass media is:

Identify three guidelines for helping parents and students make positive media choices.

Identify three or more concerns with regard to Internet use by young people.

Teaching to Make a Difference

Teaching Todays Students

Life Skills

Dealing With Stress

Promoting Healthy Eating and Physical Activity

Promoting a Tobacco-Free and Drug-Free Lifestyle

Promoting Sexual Health

Promoting Safety and Violence Prevention

Dealing With Crises and Critical Issues

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Exam 5: Media Literacy Skills

What are three good questions to ask when determining the reliability of information found online?

Pornography is a major media concern because:

Identify four of the five basic questions students can use to analyze media messages.

Advertisements seen in airports and waiting rooms and on ATMs and gas pumps are examples of:

Text is processed in the cortex of the brain; therefore, it is stored in short-term memory.

Our capacity for graphic memory is huge, because images are processed in the limbic system and then stored in our long-term memory.

Which of the following is true regarding school-age heavy media users?

The main reason media exists is to:

Students need to keep in mind that most of the media we consume is created by:

There is concern that there is a threat to free press today because:

Which of the following does the American Academy of Pediatrics recommend?

The main purpose of the mass media is:

Identify three guidelines for helping parents and students make positive media choices.

Identify three or more concerns with regard to Internet use by young people.

Teaching to Make a Difference

Teaching Todays Students

Life Skills

Dealing With Stress

Promoting Healthy Eating and Physical Activity

Promoting a Tobacco-Free and Drug-Free Lifestyle

Promoting Sexual Health

Promoting Safety and Violence Prevention

Dealing With Crises and Critical Issues

Filters