Exam 10: Emotions and Excitation

Drew watches a movie scene in which a person gets stabbed. Instantly, Drew's shoulders get tense, along with a facial expression of pain. Which theory or concept accounts for this observation?

Empathy is a type of _____.

Which of the following issues (among media users) are thought to be influenced by the media's extensive use of elements that instigate physiological arousal?

John watches a particular news program every night, which includes plenty of upsetting footage, fast-paced editing and music, along with intense eye-witness accounts of crime and disaster events around the world. Today he happened to witness two people get into a bloody fight at a bar but didn't bother with calling help/police. Which theory or phenomenon explains this best?

What does the excitation-transfer model postulate?

Emotions and excitations from exposure to mediated messages induces excitation so frequently that it can have long term implications. Scholars are concerned about which consequence?

Which stage of excitation transfer theory is correctly defined?

Excitation transfer theory suggests: Individuals interpret physiological excitation states based on stimuli they are presently confronted with, even though parts of that excitation were caused by stimuli encountered ______________ (pick response to fill blank) .

refers to when you experience emotions due to a media message because of the importance of the message for you personally.

Physiological excitation associated with emotions is always noticeable

Which of the following describes the notion of desensitization? By watching violence…

Max and Jane are friends, but after watching an intense horror movie together, Max thinks that he might have a crush on Jane. Which theory accounts for this phenomenon?

According to Excitation Transfer Theory…

Emotional responses to mediated messages don't always match the emotions portrayed in the message.

Which of the following has NOT been demonstrated as an effect of excitation transfer?

Arousal is considered a possible effect of media violence that may have further consequences, as individuals...

Which of the following statements is true? Conceptually, emotions are composed of…

John sees an emotionally-charged news item involving gun violence; then the news anchor makes a joke about the unpredictable weather in Ohio. John finds this joke absolutely hilarious! Which theory or phenomenon explains this best?