Exam 15: Media Effects

Which term refers to the vocal majority intimidating others into silence?

Orson Welles created the powerful effects theory.

What are the negative effects of media violence? What are the positive effects? What individual and other factors might influence the effect of violence?

__________________ refers to the vocal majority intimidating others into silence.

Which theory suggests that media-depicted violence has a numbing and callousing effect?

Narcoticizing dysfunction can be caused by having too much information.

George Gerbner used the expression __________________ to describe how media violence makes people perceive the world as a more dangerous place.

Evaluate Walter Lippmann's statement "We see the world not as it really is but as pictures in our heads." Consider the fact that Lippmann believed that the media exerted powerful effects.How does that perspective reconcile with the notions of selective exposure,selective perception,and selective retention and recall from media exposure? In what ways are Lippmann's statement and his belief in powerful effects consistent or inconsistent with each other?

The media socialize by transmitting dominant values and beliefs.

Stereotyping is a kind of shorthand that can facilitate communication.