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WorksheetsMedia Literacy lecture 1
Total questions: 6
Worksheet time: 3mins
According to Mr. Cowen, everyone consumes the same amount of media each day.
True
False
According to Mr. Cowen, some children interact with media...
less than 4 hours per day.
around 30 minutes per day.
up to 10 hours per day.
People can be affected by media message without realizing it.
True
False
Question 4
Mr. Cowen defines cognitive dissonance by saying, “People tend to stay away from information that [doesn’t agree with] their attitudes.” According to this definition, which of the following could be an example of cognitive dissonance?
Noor removes people from her Facebook friends list if they disagree with her posts.
Marta watches television programs with her family, even though many of the programs do not share her attitudes about the world.
Min reads articles in several different newspapers in order to understand a topic more clearly.
Which of following is NOT a positive effect of interacting with media?
Being part of a larger community
Making more informed decisions about your life
Oversaturation (getting too many media messages)
Media literacy education is about excluding or privileging some forms of media over others
True
False
