Exam 9: Ecology of the Mass Media

Separating issues, information, and contributions of certain groups from main instructional materials rather than integrating them is an example of

Electronic play for infants and toddlers can be a distraction from the developmental task of developing a ___________________.

According to your text, who plays video games more often?

_________ attention involves choosing stimuli from one's environment to notice, observe, and consider.

According to researchers, studies indicate preschool children

The overt expression of physical force against others or self is known as _________.

The National Television Violence Study poses the following risk(s) for viewers:

Describe the study by Leu et al. (2005) and explain its importance to the understanding of how children are influenced by media venues.

The number of sexual scenes on television has _________ since 1998.

Scott spends much of his time watching TV instead of studying and doing his homework. This is an example of the ____________________theory.

It is difficult to separate the socializing effects of the ______________of the book or magazine from the socializing effects of the __________________ of the reader.

The total amount of media used by young people ages 8 - 18 each day has increased to more than _____________ hours per day.

The main emphasis of mass communication in the United States is on

The mass media are _______________________of culture.

Action for Children's Television is an example of a(n) _________.

Wilson & Weiss (1993) found that co-viewing a television show with _________ increased preschoolers' enjoyment of a scary program.

Studies of television find preschoolers show elevated attention to

Describe what is meant by the term contagion, and write a short essay explaining why it is of concern.

Violence on television is measured in terms of

As it applies to libraries, a _________ is an attempt, via a formal, written complaint, to remove or restrict materials based on the objections of a person or group.