Crash Course Media Literacy - The Media and the Mind

Note down at least three things your brain does automatically.

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What is the main purpose of automated brain functions?

• reduce frustration

• reduce the cognitive load

• reduce the distractions

• reduce the inner conflicts

Write down an example of a “schema“.

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Why are automated brain functions not ideal to deal with new complex information?

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Our brain does one thing pretty well: Completing a picture. Note down the name of the respective “law“.

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What is problematic about “false memory“?

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What is the scientific term for the activity of “hunting for information that we already believe to be true“?

• conform bios

• conversational bliss

• control blitz

• confirmation bias

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Shortly sum up the example given considering the “Russia Dossier“.

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What are social media platforms built to reward?

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What is the meaning of “information satisficing“?

• first information=best information

• last information=first information

• no information=best information

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