Media Psychology Trivia Quiz!

  • Question of

    The Medium is the message’ and the electronic media have transformed the world into a ‘global village’ are theories of whom?

    • Jeffrey Cole
    • George Gerbner
    • Max McCombs
    • Marshall McLuhan
  • Question of

    Technological determinism is the belief that

    • Technology causes certain human behaviors
    • Soon inventors will develop the ultimate device to improve life
    • Technology is glorified too much and man should not rely too much on it
    • All of the above
  • Question of

    The regular dissemination of a belief, doctrine, a cause, or information with the intent to mold public opinion is called

    • Semiotics
    • Hypodermic Needle Model
    • Propaganda
    • Agenda Setting
  • Question of

    Media theories have had profound effects in a number of ways. One way is

    • Media theories help us organize and make sense of the world and our understanding of the world.
    • Theories give us a heads-up on what to purchase
    • Theories help us to identify the deep thinkers in our world.
    • All of the above
  • Question of

    Which commission is the principal communications regulatory body at the federal level in the United States?

    • Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
    • Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
    • Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
    • National Regulatory Commission (NRC)
    • Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
  • Question of

    What theorist(s) first explained agenda setting?

    • George Gerbner
    • Paul Lazarsfeld and Robert K. Merton
    • Marshall McLuhan
    • Jeffrey Cole
  • Question of

    According to the ‘encoding and decoding’ model of communication, what are two people doing while talking?

    • Applying meaning
    • Establishing a relationship
    • Identifying social and economic class
    • Expressing feelings
  • Question of

    Which theory says that we use media only to meet personal needs, especially psychological needs?

    • Reception Analysis
    • Magic bullet
    • Uses and Gratifications
    • Cognitive Dissonance
  • Question of

    Which theory posits that people rely on a sixth sense to gauge the prevailing climate of opinion?

    • Third-percent effect
    • Uses and Gratification
    • Cultivation theory
    • Spiral of silence hypothesis
  • Question of

    The Information Society, a phrase to describe a new era that breaks drastically from the industrial society, also is known as

    • The Wired Society
    • The Gaming Society
    • The Glitz and Glitter Society
    • The Post-Industrial Society
  • Question of

    People are likely to invest less effort in a task when they are working with others. What is this phenomenon called?

    • Social facilitation
    • Social loating
    • Deindividuation
    • The bystander effect
  • Question of

    What is group polarization?

    • The tendency for a dominant point of view in a group to be strengthened to a more extreme position after a group discussion
    • The strength of the liking and commitment group members have toward each other and to a group
    • A situation in which one harms oneself and others by acting in one’s self-interest
    • The tendency of a close-knit group to emphasize consensus at the expense of critical thinking and rational decision making
  • Question of

    If people work hard to reach a goal, they are likely to justify their hard work by valuing the goal highly. What is this tendency called?

    • Yes
    • No
    • Risky shift
    • Diffusion of responsibility

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