TV Viewing and Perception of Violence Quiz
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TV Viewing and Perception of Violence Quiz

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According to George Gerbner, what may influence an individual's perception of the risk of being involved in a violent act?

The amount of time spent watching TV

How did Gerbner believe that TV influences people's beliefs about the world?

By portraying a mean and scary world

What did George Gerbner consider television to be in shaping modern society?

The dominant force

According to Gerbner, what gives a coherent picture of what exists and what is important in society?

<p>Television's symbolic content</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to Gerbner, what is considered one of the major staples of the TV world?

<p>Violence</p> Signup and view all the answers

What were the two acceptable storytellers outside the home before the advent of broadcast media?

<p>Schools and faith communities</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Gerbner believe the regular consumption of TV violence could lead viewers to want to own?

<p>Guard dogs, double-bolt locks, and home security systems</p> Signup and view all the answers

How did Gerbner feel television violence affects viewers' beliefs about the world around them?

<p>It increases fear of engaging in a crime-filled world</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to Gerbner, how did regular consumption of TV violence affect viewers' perceptions of risk for crime?

<p>It increased their perceptions of risk for crime</p> Signup and view all the answers

Apart from TV violence, what else did other scholars use cultivation theory to theorize about?

<p>The effects of TV on perceptions of health risks, politics, and gender roles</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main focus of institutional process analysis as described in the text?

<p>Investigating the policies and practices of media organizations</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why does Hollywood include lots of violent content in TV shows?

<p>To create a universally understood language for storytelling</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of research involves conducting in-depth interviews with media producers, accountants, and studio executives?

<p>Institutional process analysis</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which theory is better known for its concerns represented by the second and third prongs of the plug?

<p>Cultivation theory</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does Gerbner's institutional process analysis involve penetrating behind the scenes of media organizations to understand?

<p>What policies or practices might be lurking there</p> Signup and view all the answers

What method did Gerbner use to study TV content in order to understand the messages it transmitted?

<p>Quantitative content analysis</p> Signup and view all the answers

How did Gerbner define 'dramatic violence' in the context of his content analysis?

<p>Compelling action against one's will on pain of being hurt or killed</p> Signup and view all the answers

Apart from violence, what other TV content did scholars use content analysis to study in relation to its impact on perceptions?

<p>Depictions of marriage and work</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of events did Gerbner include in his definition of 'dramatic violence' in TV content?

<p>Natural disasters and auto crashes</p> Signup and view all the answers

What time period did Gerbner's team of researchers randomly select to videotape every prime-time TV during the fall season?

<p>8 to 11 p.m.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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