Exam 2 review 1 Flashcards
Agenda setting Theory
Repeated news coverage of an issue over time raises the importance of that issue in the public mind.
Agenda setting methods
Content Ananysis: Count news stories in a community’s news outlets and how often they are exposed.
Survey: Ask community members what the most important issue in their community is.
3 criteria of causality
logical association, constant time order, 3rd variable ruled out.
Agenda setting limitations
Unobtrusive issues
Issues we have little or no personal experience with. 3rd variable
Obtrusive issues
These issues the public can experience directly. 3rd variable
Agenda building
Actions of experts, persuasion, other media outlets, journalists, public interest.
Need for cognition
High: Actively seek out info and process news.
Low: Passive news consumers, rely on shortcuts to get info.
News Framing
Selection, emphasis, and elaboration of information to make a point.
Hostile media perception
ALL viewers who hold strong views about a contested issue will perceive neutral media coverage of that issue as biased against their opinions.
Media Hybridity
Multiple media sources and genres are available making things unclear.
Elaboration likelihood model
There are two main routes by which people can be persuaded central and peripheral.
Central Route
Occurs when we are motivated to process the message, pay close attention, and know we are being persuaded.
Peripheral Route
Occurs when people aren’t motivated, don’t pay attention, and they don’t realize they are being persuaded.
Third person effect
People believe that media have a stronger impact on others than on themselves.
Health campaigns
Persuasive messages that encourage people to adopt healthy behaviors or reject unhealthy behaviors.
Fear Appeals
Convince audiences the severity, vulnerability, and how to respond to a threat.
Guilt Appeals
Induce a feeling we have done something wrong.
Persuasive framing
Selection, exclusion, and emphasis in persuasive messaging to accomplish attitude or behavioral goals.
Reactance Theory
People will do the opposite of what they are being persuaded to do.
Entertainment education
Health messages put into media
Entertainment Education: Benefits and Drawbacks
Can reach large audiences, more persuasive for fans of the media, humor can make the message hard to identify.
AD targeting
targeting specific groups or individuals with persuasive messages through the use of demographic or psychographic information.
Demographic info
Variables used to categorize people by life characteristics
Psychographic Information
Variables are used to reflect personality, values, attitudes, and behavior.