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media content and reality ch 8 (Multiple dimensions of reality; to…
media content and reality ch 8
Complex judgment; reality vs fantasy, different distinction people make ->
Magic window; children think tv shows the literal reality and if they cant tell between fantasy & reality they are vulnerable
Adult discount; better can distinguish between fantasy and reality (age 12)- develop cognitive ability
Multiple dimensions of reality; to determine if something is realistic
Perceptual persuasiveness; characters/setting look real
Factuality; what actually happened
identity; relate to ppl in life
Emotional involvement; engage ppl feelings
social utility; social lessons used in one own life
Narrative Consistency; plot- sequence of action believable
Plausibility; what could happen
typicality; what usually happen
Next-step reality
; media message based on real-world elements- audience can relate but also have fantasy to keep audience interested
Audience perspective; expose themselves to media messages that they cant get in real life- space- cheap to get
Programmers' Perspective; ordinary everyday situation add fantasy- problem-solving
reality programming as a genre; voyeuristic interest, reality tv is huge,
Spin-off; same producers
Knock-off series; different producers, copy formula
Media literacy; hard to tell what reality is, must figure out ways to avoid the trap