Media and Its Audience (AQA A-Level Sociology): Quizzes
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How does the hypodermic syringe model view audiences?
How does the hypodermic syringe model view audiences?
Homogeneous mass of passive recipients
Which broadcast is cited as evidence for the hypodermic syringe model?
Which broadcast is cited as evidence for the hypodermic syringe model?
The War of the Worlds in 1938
What key individuals did Katz & Lazarsfeld identify in the two-step flow model?
What key individuals did Katz & Lazarsfeld identify in the two-step flow model?
Opinion leaders
What did Katz & Lazarsfeld find about American voters' choices?
What did Katz & Lazarsfeld find about American voters' choices?
Most followed opinion leaders' views
According to cultural effects theory, what determines how media affects audiences?
According to cultural effects theory, what determines how media affects audiences?
Social and cultural context
What is a moral panic according to Stan Cohen?
What is a moral panic according to Stan Cohen?
Concern disproportionate to actual threat
When did The Sun newspaper end its 'page three' feature?
When did The Sun newspaper end its 'page three' feature?
January 2015
What did children in Bandura's Bobo doll experiment do after viewing violent content?
What did children in Bandura's Bobo doll experiment do after viewing violent content?
Hit the doll in similar ways observed
What % of GUMC's sample believed miners' picket lines were mostly violent based on media?
What % of GUMC's sample believed miners' picket lines were mostly violent based on media?
54%
What did Cumberbatch conclude after reviewing 3,500+ studies on violent media?
What did Cumberbatch conclude after reviewing 3,500+ studies on violent media?
None provided clear evidence of effects
What term describes releasing aggression through violent media according to Fesbach & Sanger?
What term describes releasing aggression through violent media according to Fesbach & Sanger?
Catharsis
What type of research does Gauntlett advocate for studying media effects?
What type of research does Gauntlett advocate for studying media effects?
Ethnographic studies