Exam 9: Ecology of the Mass Media

Neurological studies of children's brains indicate activity in which area(s) of the brain when children view violent television shows?

In the United States, how many children have access to computers at school?

The frequency of sexual references on TV has ________________ steadily over the last two decades.

Cable and home video entered the media scene in the ______________.

Janelle has an oversimplified view of the elderly, in part because she watches a lot of television and does not know any older adults. Janelle's view would be called a _________.

The term which refers to the frequency of violent episodes per television show is the _________ of violence.

_________ theories examine physiological changes in the body and subsequent emotions that occur.

Compare and contrast concerns about advertising on television as they related to younger children vs. older children.

In the Leu et al study (2005), most children thought the website for the Endangered Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus was

Jackson et al. (2006) found that low-income children who used the internet more frequently had

The phenomenon in which as individual exposed to a suggestion will act on it is called

By early adolescence, teens listen to music (radio, CDs, music, videos) _________ hours per day.

The Rodriguez family just returned to mainstream America after spending a year in the mountains without television. Write a description detailing how they should expect their life to change now that they have television in every room of their house. Include in your answer a discussion of family activities and interaction patterns as described in your text.

One way which parents can mediate children's television viewing is by

The omission of feminine and ethnic group references, pronouns, and names is an example of

A child's risk of being overweight increases by _________ for every hour of television watched per day.

A socializing effect of magazines is _____________________________.

Perceptions of reality fall into two categories: factuality and __________________________________.

_________ refers to the underrepresentation of certain groups, such as in textbooks.

In one study, college students who heard a violent song felt more _________ than those who heard a similar but non-violent song.