Unit 2.1.7 Media + Behaviour Flashcards

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Media

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  • Various forms
  • How info is broadcasted, communicated + spread throughout society
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Social comparison

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  • A behaviour
  • When we compare certain aspects of ourselves to other people
  • To assess ourselves better
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Social connections

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  • Relationships an individual has
  • With the people around them
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Upward social comparison

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  • A behaviour
  • We compare ourselves to someone we perceive to be better than we are
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Downward social comparison

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  • A behaviour
  • We compare ourselves to someone we perceive to be worse than we are
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Addiction

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  • State in which a person feels an uncontrolled motivation to perform certain behaviours
  • They devote so much time + effort to these behaviours that it impairs other important life areas
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Addictive behaviours

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  • Behaviours
  • Associated with a dependence upon a particular stimulus
  • Despite negative consequences
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Attentional bias

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  • Tendency to pay attention to some things + ignore others
  • Therefore limiting our options
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Information access

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Ability to identify, retrieve + use info effectively.

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