Introduction to Media Psychology Flashcards (11 cards)

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1Question

What does psychology study about humans?

Answer

How and why humans behave, experience emotions, and think.

2Question

What does media psychology study using psychological theories?

Answer

The impact of mass media on individuals, groups, and cultures.

3Question

What do important media psychology perspectives include?

Answer

Understanding media environments, experiencing technologies, studying social influences, and examining media's role in growth.

4Question

What does social influences mean in psychology?

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Influences from interactions with people, environments, and culture.

5Question

Media Psychology

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Studies media's impact using psychological theories.

6Question

Psychology

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Study of human behavior, emotions, thoughts.

7Question

Media

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All forms of mediated communication.

8Question

Media Psychology Scope

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Examines psychological effects of media use.

9Question

Social Influences

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Effects from interactions, environment, culture.

10Question

Cognitive Psychology

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Studies perception, memory, attention, decision-making.

11Question

Humanistic Psychology

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Focuses on people's needs, experiences, holistically.

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