Psychology studies behavior, emotion, and thought; media concerns mediated communication.
1. What does psychology seek to explain about human beings?
2. Which example best represents mediated communication?
3. What distinguishes media psychology from a general study of media?
What is psychology the study of?
How and why humans behave, feel, and think.
What does media include?
All forms of mediated communication.
What does media psychology study using psychological theories?
How mass media affect individuals, groups, and cultures.
What communication media does media psychology include in its scope?
Any communication medium, not only mass entertainment media.
Psychology Target
Study of behavior, feelings, and thoughts.
Media Target
All forms of mediated communication.
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