PSYC2030 Practice Questions - Wk3 Media Exposure Flashcards
According to Schor, by what age can babies recognise logos?
18 months - can recognise. 2 years they ask for brand names.
Name two processes that Short-term effects of media violence are theorised to be due to
Priming processes, and Excitation processes
List 3 ways long-term effects of media violence exposure can promote aggression
1 - Schemas about a hostile world 2 - Scripts for problem-solving that focus on aggression 3 - Normative beliefs of aggression
Barlett’s Mortal Kombat study found higher levels of state hostility in which two blood conditions?
Maximum and medium only
Should children under 2 years be allowed to watch tv?
Not according to the governments guidelines for children. (Which are based on health vs screen time)
When is there a shift in children watching screens?
Children at 30 months start to look much more. But if the show is intended for kids, they start to look earlier at 12-15 months.
Do young children learn from media?
Not much, but they can learn a little bit about simple tasks.
According to Deloache et al 2010, does ‘co-viewing’ with children help them learn from tv?
No, even when parents watch media with their children and supposedly ‘scaffold’ their learning, this doesn’t work any better than learning in person.
When can media use be good for children?
Video chatting is exempted from the AAP reccomendations about media usage.
Why might children with game consoles at home perform worse at literacy/numeracy tests and get worse teacher reports?
Displacement theory suggests that they may be spending more time playing games.
