What are two defining characteristics of reality TV? - ✔✔Real people serve as
"characters" and the content is unscripted
What is audience activity? - ✔✔Represents how selective people are when they
approach media use
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What are two defining characteristics of reality TV? - ✔✔Real people serve as
"characters" and the content is unscripted
What is audience activity? - ✔✔Represents how selective people are when they
approach media use and how involved they are with the content
How does audience activity function in uses and gratifications theory? - ✔✔Audiences
are active because they select media context that they believe will provide the
gratification that they are seeking.
What are the two general types of TV viewing identified by Rubin? - ✔✔Ritualistic
viewer (watches television out of habit to pass time; for companionship, relaxation,
arousal, and escape. Focuses more on using television as a medium and less on the
specific program content)
Instrumental viewing (reflects selective and purposive exposure to specific television
content. More active and involving viewing experience)
What two dominant aspects of reality TV are examined in this study? - ✔✔Real people
acting out their real lives encourages audience interest & identification
What are the four contexts included in Street's ecological model? - ✔✔Media Context
Organizational Context
Cultural Context
Political-legal Context
How have doctors generally been portrayed on TV? - ✔✔omnipotent healers who
represented the authority within the hospital
What is the definition of cultivation theory? - ✔✔Examines the long-term effects of
television
What is a major criticism of cultivation theory related to its approach to TV messages? -
✔✔Television messages are a cumulative masses with consistent story lines.
How did Quick seek to extend cultivation theory in his study? - ✔✔He looked at the
cultivation theory using one single show
What kind of effect did Quick find between viewing the show, perceptions of doctors'
courageousness, and perceived credibility of the show? - ✔✔Indirect
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