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WorksheetsCrash Course Media Literacy - The Media and the Mind
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 23mins
Note down at least three things your brain does automatically.
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“.
Why are automated brain functions not ideal to deal with new complex information?
Our brain does one thing pretty well: Completing a picture. Note down the name of the respective “law“.
(a)
What is problematic about “false memory“?
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
Shortly sum up the example given considering the “Russia Dossier“.
What are social media platforms built to reward?
(a)
What is the meaning of “information satisficing“?
first information=best information
last information=first information
no information=best information
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Why is the human instinct for story-telling dangerous for media literacy?
How do advertisers use this instinct? It is used...
as a stream of confirmation.
as a beam of production.
as a means of selling products.
as a meme of selling products.
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