Samenvatting colleges Flashcards
What are type of needs in uses and gratification theory?
1 Cognitive needs (knowledge and understanding ) 2 Affective needs (crying during a movie, need of comfort) 3 Social interaction needs (belonging to a group) 4 Integrative-habitual needs (Repeated behavior)
What type of content can optimize mood?
1 Excitatory potential
2 hedonic valance
3 Absorption potential
4 Semantic affinity
When is the refective system only activated?
Motivation is there to process or when there is opportunity. So enough time and cognitive resources
What is ego deplation?
lack of cognitive resources which causes the boundaries of your reflective system to blur
What are the 4 poitential functions of emotional dipictions in media?
1 Socialization of emotional responses
2 Cope with negative emotions
3 Benefits of more positive mental states
4 Social sharing of emotions
Describe the use of lower pathway in the brain
Fast thinking with the amygdala Very intuitive and no reflection. Often triggered by false positive signaling possible dangers
Describe the use of higher pathway in the brain
Slow thinking and very reflective. Using the sensory cortex to moderate initial repsonse
What are the two conceptualizations of media based realism?
Factuality (accurate portrayal of the world) and Real world similarity (can be found in the real world)
What are the 6 different dimensions of real world similarity?
1 Plausibility (oorlog)
2 Probiblity (aanslag)
3 Identity (chick flicks)
4 Utility (social media docu)
5 Visual or graphic realism (digitale dieren, avatar)
6 Narrative realism (svu law and order)
What is narrative realism?
Coherence with a story that happend in real life
What are 8 types of media based realism?
1 Magic window (Gossip girl, Elite, escapism)
2 Social realism (Reality tv)
3 Character realism
4 Behavioral vs form realism (characters actions)
5 Situational realism
6 Typicality
7 Professional realism
8 Psychological realism (looks and feels real)
