Harm

Question 1

Harm

Answer 1

violence sex smoking drinking drugs and body image

Question 2

arousal/excitatory potential

Answer 2

we watch because its exciting
we listen to get pumped up
we are attracted to content that can elicit elevated arousal

Question 3

absorption, transportation, and flow

Answer 3

realism, novelty , and suspense

Question 4

hedonic valence

Answer 4

happy or otherwise. we seek content that move our moods to more positive. example: listen to sad songs to cry and feel better

Question 5

violence

Answer 5

viewing aggression makes us more aggressive

Question 6

violence and arousal

Answer 6

violence is arousing. effects stronger for higher arousal

Question 7

viewing non- violent content

Answer 7

still makes you more violent

Question 8

bother violence and sex

Answer 8

arousing-> elevated and opportunity to aggress comes along-> more likely to react aggressively

Question 9

violence and attractive perpetrations and ID

Answer 9

effects stonger when perpetrator are attractive. more entertaining

Question 10

Body image

Answer 10

exposure causes dissatisfaction. women want to be thin. men want to be muscular. feels good to see pretty people

Question 11

attitudes:sex

Answer 11

exposure to >sexual media-> sexual attitude +

Question 12

satisfaction: sex

Answer 12

watching sexual content results you to be less satisfied

Question 13

behavior: sex

Answer 13

kids watching sexual content have sex for the first time a year younger than other kids

Question 14

back-stage behavior

Answer 14

we all have to learn but we don’t have the opportunity to observe

Question 15

smoking

Answer 15

increased exposure to media content smoking more likely to smoke

Question 16

drinking

Answer 16

more people drink than smoke

Question 17

cigarettes in media

Answer 17

classy/ badass/ tough

Question 18

drinking in media

Answer 18

fun/happy/ good life

Question 19

harm is unavoidable in life?

Answer 19

yes because we constantly seek out arousal