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Media Questionnaire Strongly Disagree 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree ___ 1. The media can be used as a teaching tool. ___ 2. The general population is affected by exposure to violent media. ___ 3. I learn valuable information from TV. ___ 4. Video games increase hand-eye coordination. ___ 5. Aggressive programming affects college students’ behavior. ___ 6. TV can be just as educational as books. ___ 7. Romantic movies distort women’s views of relationships. ___ 8. My behavior is affected by violent media. ___ 9. Men tend to prefer aggressive movies more than women.
Learning Other Learning Theories and Applications
Agenda l Activity l Midterm Warnings l Recap Classical and Operant Conditioning l Observational/Social Learning Styles ¡Activity for Saturday l Reading Assessment due Saturday
Operant/Classical Summary
Observational Learning by observing the behavior of another person ¡Modeling ¡Bandura l. Bobo Doll ¡Sophisticated Behaviors l. Often require motivation • Mechanic, Surgeon ¡Operant Conditioning
Modeling Aggressive Behavior l “Role Model” or “Setting an Example” l Bandura’s Study l Media Influence on Aggression ¡What do you think? ¡ http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=PGXZWOURB_A
Media-Aggression Links l Related Links ¡ Children model real-life aggression ¡ Sensitivity to aggression decreases with exposure l 8000 murders by 12 years old ¡ Situational contingencies l Correlational ¡ Violent crime and television introduction ¡ Criminals watch more violent programming ¡ TV/Video games predict aggression at school ¡ Problems? l Experimental Research as well.
Academic Learning Styles l Characteristic ways of approaching material ¡Based on culture, personality, and skills.
Activity l Memletics ¡Assignment l. Complete questionnaire sent through Blackboard. l. Print Results (“Styles Graph”) Page l. Answer 2 questions on the back: • What is your reaction to the results? • How might you use this information to improve your studying? • Few sentences for each question. Quality responses necessary for full credit l. Due at the beginning of Saturday’s Class • On time, In person
Memletics ¡Visual Learner ¡Aural (Auditory) Learner ¡Verbal Learner ¡Physical Learner ¡Logical Learner ¡Social Learner ¡Solitary Learner