Media Psychology: History and Development
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Why has it taken so long for a psychology of the media to evolve?

  • A significant number of psychologists had not simultaneously addressed the same issues in media psychology (correct)
  • The history of academic developments did not support the emergence of media psychology
  • Psychologists were too focused on other fields of psychology to consider the media
  • There was no interest in studying the relationship between media and psychology
  • How are specialist fields of psychology defined?

  • By social or commercial demand for the application of psychological theory and research (correct)
  • By a particular methodological approach or theoretical perspective
  • By the historical significance in the discipline
  • By a distinct process of academic development
  • What led to the emergence of fields like clinical, educational, and industrial psychology?

  • Social demand for psychological theory application (correct)
  • Limited academic interest in other fields
  • A lack of diversity in the field of psychology
  • Commercial demand for psychological research
  • What is necessary for any field of psychology to emerge?

    <p>A significant number of practitioners addressing the same issues</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the current task for diverse literatures and practices in psychology?

    <p>To knit together these diverse literatures and practices</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is necessary for any field of psychology to emerge?

    <p>A significant number of psychologists addressing the same issues</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What defines many specialist fields of psychology, such as clinical, educational, and industrial psychology?

    <p>A social or commercial demand</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why has it taken so long for a psychology of the media to evolve?

    <p>Historical resistance within the discipline</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What led to the emergence of broad fields in psychology such as cognitive, social, and developmental psychology?

    <p>Attempts to classify general approaches</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the current task for diverse literatures and practices in psychology?

    <p>To identify commonalities in each other’s work</p> Signup and view all the answers

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