exam 3 Flashcards
social cognitive theory (SCT)
knowledge is acquired by observing others performing behaviors and experiencing rewards/punishments of that - guides that persons future behavior
cultivation theory
regular exposure to media effects beliefs and stuff - initially abt tv viewing - impacts the most when messages are consistant, person uses media a lot, and has limited knowledge of topic
third person effect
perception that you are less susceptible to effects of media than others
agenda setting theory
what issues the media pays attention to influences how important people think they are - tells us what to think about but not how to think
framing
the media selects what parts of story to emphasize, framing it in a certain way to express points
entertainment education
placement of educatonal content in entertainment - narrative appeals are more effective
transportation
person is completely focused and into a narrative - used in marketing
identification
person identifies with a character - relatable person can b used to pursuade
innacurate portrayals: sex
not many depictions of safe sex, shown as humitiating, boys showed as glutonous, girls as responsible for protection, not many portrayals of negative consequenses
inaccurate portrayals: body images
body positivity content linked to body dissatisfaction, unrealistic images make negative impact on ppl, esp teens
innacurate portrayals: relationships
less rational than irl, men and women portrayed, porn decreses satisfaction in relationship
innacurate portrayals: drugs and alcohol
normalizes drugs which makes risk seem less, protrayals of drug addicts causes stigma
health promotion vs prevention campaigns
promotion (yes for health enhancing behaviors) prevention (preventing or rejecting bad behaviors)
health campaign step 1 - defining siguation and potential benefits
what we want ppl to do, how does it effect ppl, who does it now, why
health campaign step 2 - analyzeing and segmenting the audience
learning about audience through questions, segmenting - identifying groups that are alike and campaign is good for