Exam 1 Flashcards
(103 cards)
1
Q
What is Reality Television by definition?
A
unscripted ordinary individuals filmed continuously in routine situations; otherwise infamous; edited for viewing; sometimes prompted towards a specific outcome; for entertainment
2
Q
What is Scripted or Structured Reality Television?
A
ordinary individuals filmed continuously in routine situations; many of the situations are pre-arranged by the producers and director most frequently NOT known to all/some of the participants
3
Q
The first reality television show was credited to be called?
A
Candid Camera
1947 radio how brought to television in 1948
30 seasons and more than 100 episodes
4
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What was the first family/relationship documentary/ reality television is what?
A
An American Family
PBS
1971 - 9174
5
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What was considers to be the “game-changer” oF reality television?
A
CBS’s Survivor
During the summer of their “dead zone” ratings in 2000
6
Q
What does reality television promise?
A
entertainment, drama, suspense, laughter, pushing FCC norms for morals, content, and language standards
; typically against social acceptability norms
7
Q
Who were the women of the yellow Pagong tribe?
A
Colleen
Gretchen
Jenna
Ramona
8
Q
Who were the men of the yellow Pagong tribe?
A
B.B.
Gervase
Greg
Joel
9
Q
Who were the women of the orange Tagi tribe?
A
Kelly
Sonja
Stacey
Susan
10
Q
Who were the men of the orange Tagi tribe?
A
Dirk
Richard
Rudy
Sean
11
Q
T/F
The Relational Stages Model only applies to friendships
A
FALSE
12
Q
T/F
You can move back and forth in the Relational Stages Model it is not one way?
A
TRUE
13
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How many stages are there in the Relational Stages Model?
a. Only 5
b. 5 in each part (10 total)
c. 12
d. 6
A
ANSWER:
B: 5 in each part (10 total)
14
Q
What are the first 5 stages of the Relational Stages Model in order?
A
Initiating, Experimenting, Intensifying, Integrating, Bonding
15
Q
Briefly describe the Integrating Stage of coming together in the Relational Stages Model.
Then provide an example from Survivor.
A
This stage is where your relationship becomes much closer – you can become close friends or fall in love.
EX:
- When the yellow Pagong tribe celebrated in the mud river.
- When Gretchen helped Gervase in the swimming challenge and swam with him when he was in the lifesaver.
16
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Why do most relationships end in the Experimenting stage? Why does this make sense in relation to what the experimenting stage is?
A
Most relationships end in the experimenting stage due to:
- Lack of common interest - Not wanting to put in the effort - Do not see the relationship going further
This makes sense because:
-You find more information about the other person and you analyze the relationship with each new information you receive.
17
Q
T/F
There are six stages in the coming apart stages
A
FALSE
18
Q
T/F
Relationships can skip certain stages in the model
A
TRUE
19
Q
In which stage partners act like the other person isn’t present?
A. Stagnation
B. Termination
C. Avoidance
D. Differntationing
A
C: AVOIDANCE
20
Q
Circumscribing is known for?
A. Communications is increasing
B. Communication is decreasing
C. Boundaries is increasing
D. Both B and C
A
D: BOTH B AND C
21
Q
Why is it that going through these stages is neither a good or a bad thing?
A
- It is a process
- Relationships are constantly changing
- Relationships progress throughout time
22
Q
Why do they suggest the relationship gets”blurry”?
A
- Communication isn’t clear
- Both parties are thinking and acting separately
- Only safe topics are spoken
- Interactions between partners are decreasing
23
Q
T/ F Kenneth Burke (the creator of Dramatism) obtained a college degree.
A
FALSE
24
Q
T/F
There are two ways to deal with grief.
A
TRUE
25
In the guilt redemption cycle, what factor(s) go into the purification section?
A. Mortifications
B. Blaming
C. Scapegoating
D. Both A and C
D:
| BOTH A AND C
26
What are the types of scapegoating?
A. Universal
B. Divisional
C. Both A and D
D. Fractional
C:
| BOTH A AND D
27
Briefly explain the difference between universal and fractional scapegoating.
- universal keeps the audience together
- fractional splits the audience
- universal will blame everyone
28
Briefly explain the redemption faze of the guilt redemption cycle.
person confesses guilt
- hopes to relieve guilt
29
T/ F
| The pentad is made up of 5 different points that can be compared to the 5 W's.
TRUE
30
T/ F
| Kenneth Burke did not receive any type of degree from a university.
TRUE
31
Which of the following is the correct definition for the term Agent?
A. Who did it?
B. Why was it done?
C. How was it done?
D. Where was it done?
A:
| Who did it?
32
What did Kenneth Burke do throughout most of his career?
A. Literary criticism
B. College Professor
C. Author
D. All the Above
D:
| All the above
33
What could the pentad be able to help you with, in real-life situations?
The pentad would be able to help break down scenarios that could play out in my life, whether it be from examining a conversation, an interaction, or answer puzzling questions you may be having. The pentad will help me break down what had happened and what information I can pull to help me.
34
T /F
| Terminal Values are determined from the Rorschach Value Survey.
FALSE
35
T/F
| Terminal Values are the end-state goal.
TRUE
36
How many Terminal Values are there?
A.12.
B.14.
C.16.
D.32
C:
| 16
37
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Which one of these is a Terminal Value from the RVS?
A. World of beauty.
B. Strength.
C. Power.
D. Intelligence
```
A:
| WORLD OF BEAUTY
38
How does the RVS work?`
he RVS lists 16 terminal values and 16 instrumental values. On the first page with terminal values, the test-taker ranks them from utmost important (1) to least important (16). They flip the survey over and do the same for the instrumental values.
39
What is the purpose of the RVS?
To give the test-taker a sense of what is important in their life.
40
T / F
| Irving Janis worked at Yale University?
TRUE
41
T/F
| Pearl Harbor was an example of Group Think?
TRUE
42
What is a positive example of GroupThink?
A. Can help teams complete tasks quickly
B. improves safety
C. improves intelligence
D. Improves work ethic
A:
| Can help teams complete tasks quickly
43
Which of these describe groupthink:
A- rationalizing: prevents members from reconsidering their beliefs and causes them to ignore warning signs
B- GroupThink increases safety concerns
C- GroupThink allows group members to think independently
A:
Rationalizing: prevents members from reconsidering their beliefs and causes them to ignore warning signs
44
T/ F
| There isn’t always uncertainty at the beginning of a relationship.
TRUE
45
T/ F
| Participation value is one of the reasons we reduce uncertainty with others.
FALSE
46
An axiom is defined as a :
A. technique that people use to reduce uncertainty
B. The self-evident truth that requires no additional truths
C. key part of incentive value
D. none of the above
B:
| The self- evident truth that requires no additional truths
47
Which of the following is not one of the three information-seeking strategies?
A. Passive strategy
B. Active Strategy
C. Reciprocity
D. Incentive
C:
| RECIPROCITY
48
As we’ve seen on Survivor incentive value important to members of the tribes, why is this?
The members of the tribes have the ability to influence the lives of their other tribe members both positively and Negatively. They can influence their lives negatively or positively based on if they decide to vote them off the show, this ability shows the tribe member's incentive value.
49
What is the passive information-seeking strategy and what is an example of this strategy?
The passive information-seeking strategy is getting information on another person how the person acts from a distance. An example of this is after you meet someone new you go and search them up online to find out more information on them.
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T/ F
| Social exchange is the exchange of goods and services between business partners.
FALSE
51
T/ F
| Relationships under social exchange theory are broken down into the costs and benefits of maintaining a relationship.
TRUE
52
Which of the following relationships in survivor probably ended because the tribe decided the costs outweighed the benefits?
A. B.B Andersen
B. Sonja Christopher
C. Stacey Stillman
D. All of the above.
D:
| ALL OF THE ABOVE
53
According to social exchange theory, why did sweet Pete decide to end his partnership with Dane?
A. He just didn't like him
B. Dane was leaching off of his business
C. He was in the final stages of terminating his relationship with Dane
D. the costs simply outweighed the benefits
D:
| The costs simply outweighed the benefits
54
using what you know of social exchange theory why is it that Marcus decided to terminate relations with 240 sweet?
The business owners consistently took advantage of Marcus's assets like using his money to buy new equipment, and a new warehouse, they also started to box Marcus out of their shady business deals to take their company back from him and their accountant and finally they consistently lied to Marcus and when he tried to bring something new to the table they would shut it off and basically get super defensive.
55
T/ F
| The Hierarchy of Needs consisted of five levels representing every person's deficiency and growth needs.
TRUE
56
T/ F
| The bottom tear to the Hierarchy of Needs is the basic physiological needs to survive as a human.
TRUE
57
The third level in The Hierarchy of Needs focuses on love and belonging. Which of the following does not belong in this level?
A. Friendship
B. Intimacy
C. Respect
D. Family
C:
| RESPECT
58
Abraham Maslow's contributions to humanistic psychology were considered to be called what?
A. The Third Tier
B. The Third Force
C. The Pyramid knowledge
D. The Force
B:
| THE THIRD FORCE
59
What are the five levels to The Hierarchy of Needs?
Identify two examples for all four bottoms levels and explain the top level.
BOTTOM
Physiological needs (food/ water)
Safety needs (Employment/ health)
Love and Belonging needs (friendship/ family)
Esteem needs (respect/ staus)
Actualization nee (the desire to be the most one can be)
TOP
60
Why does The Hierarchy of Needs matter? Explain why it is important to psychologists and everyday life.
The Hierarchy of Needs helps us humans understand the “meaning” of life. Why we are here and what our purpose might be. It helps everyday people understand that you cannot live off of spiritual needs without your material physiological needs. With the use of both the top and bottom of the pyramid, you can have a healthy balanced life.
61
T/ F
| Instrumental Values is the end game we want to see.
FALSE
62
T/ F
| Instrumental Values are defined as specific methods as behaviors
TRUE
63
Which value does not belong with the others?
A.Honest
B. Cheerful
C. Inefficient
D. Forgiving
C:
| INEFFICIENT
64
How many Instrumental Values are there total?
A. 12
B. 18
C. 5
D. 1
B: 18
65
what is the difference between Instrumental and Terminal Values?
(Instrumental values are the preferred modes of behavior in achieving these values.) (Terminal values are the goals that a person would like to achieve during his or her lifetime.)
66
T/F
| Media presents images that directly reflect reality.
FALSE
67
T/ F
| Television is full of persuasive and hidden messages that influence the audience's values and beliefs
TRUE
68
What is the main thing Cultivation Theory looks at?
a. Mean World Syndrome
b. How TV creates and artificial world
c. The long term effect of TV viewers
d. TV is full of persuasive and hidden messages that show the audience how to act
C:
| THE LONG TERM EFFECT ON TV VIEWERS
69
TV offers an abundance of cultural __________ and ____________
a. Values, Presumptions
b. values, beliefs
c. beliefs, messages
d. beliefs, universals
B:
| VALUES, BELIEFS
70
What is Mean World Syndrome?
- People Perceive the world to be more dangerous than it actually is.
- Because of long term exposure to violent images on TV.
- One of the main points of Cultivation Theory.
71
How does TV influence a person's idea of reality?
- TV presents images that don't reflect reality.
- TV uses exaggerations or fantasies instead of what really exists in life.
- TV creates an artificial world that people believe to be true.
72
Self-disclosure always happens quickly without effort and once started can not be stopped-
FALSE
73
Social Penetration theory deals with interpersonal relationships
TRUE
74
Richard revealing his sexuality to Rudy is most likely what stage of self-disclosure.
1. exploratory affective stage
2. effective stage
3. orientation stage
4. Stable stage
3.
| ORIENTATION STAGE
75
Which relationship in the Profit has the best example of depenetration throughout the episode.
1. Marcus and Pete
2. Marcus and Sam
3. Mike and Scott
4. Marcus and Mike
2.
| MARCUS AND SAM
76
Describe the way that self-disclosure takes place.
STAGE 1 - Orientation stage (small talk)
STAGE 2 - Exploratory stage (casual relationships) (where most relationships stay)
STAGE 3 - Affective stage (intimate info shared( (arguing)
STAGE 4 - Stable stage (predictability) (communication is comfortable)
STAGE 5 - Depentration stage (relationship ends)
77
Describe a relationship in survivor and how it goes through the stages of self-disclosure.
answers-
- Pagong Tribe mud bath and story time
- Derek and sharing his religion with the tribe
- Greg and Colleen
78
T/ F
| FIRO stands for fundamental interpersonal relations orientation.
TRUE
79
T/ F
| The three needs for the FIRO Theory are the need for inclusion, affection, and control.
TRUE
80
What is the primary fear of the need for control?
a) not being able to cope
b) being ignored
c) being rejected
d) being humiliated
A;
| NOT BEING ABLE TO COPE
81
What are the polarities of the need for affection?
a) extraversion, introversion
b) dominant, submissive
c) warm, cool
d) personality traits
C:
| WARM AND COOL
82
How does Sam from the 240 Sweet episodes of The Profit showcase her need for control?
She showcases a need for control through her need for power and influence over DeeDee and Max through intimidation and lying. She also showcases a fear of humiliation during her confrontation with Marcus.
83
How does B.B. from Survivor showcase his need for control over the Pagong tribe?
He showcases a need for control through his assertiveness and influence over the housing structure for the tribe.
84
T/ F
| Julia T. Wood coined the phrase "Standpoint Theory"
FALSE
85
T/ F
| Standpoint Theory views the world through a single lense
TRUE
86
a _______ theoretical perspective that argues that knowledge stems from the social position.
A) Masculine
B) Social
C) Feminine
D) Isolated
C:
| FEMININE
87
She argued that it is easy for those at the top of social ____________ to lose sight of real human relations and the true nature of social reality.
A) Hierarchies
B) platforms
C) media
D) groups
A
| HIERARCHIES
88
Give an example of a marginalized group and how standpoint theory applies to them.
LGBTQ community, Women v. Men,
89
T/F
| A person who feels inconsistency in their cognitions is experiencing consonance.
FALSE
90
T/F
Leon Festinger’s 1957 experiment, those who were offered one dollar to lie about the experiment actually convinced themselves that the experiment was fun and exciting.
TRUE
91
One word that can be used to describe dissonance is…
a) Inconsistency
b) Reassurance
c) Cognition
A
| INCONSISTENCY
92
Festinger’s Selective Exposure Hypothesis?
| Cognitive Dissonance Theory
Individuals actively avoid information and resources that create an inconsistency in their knowledge, beliefs, or opinions
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T/ F
| Eric Berne's 3 ego states correspond directly to those of Sigmund Freud.
FALSE
94
T/ F
| The "parent" ego state consists of "brain recordings" from the first five years of life.
TRUE
95
Which of the following is NOT one of Berne's 3 ego states?
a) Adult
b) Id
c) Child
d) Parent
b:
| ID
96
In an exchange between two people, one person initiates a transaction using a ______________.
a) transactional response
b) ego state
c) transactional stimulus
d) transactional greeting
C:
| TRANSACTIONAL STIMULUS
97
Explain one of Eric Berne's 3 ego states.
The child is a child's emotions or feelings associated with their experiences in the first five years of life.
98
T/ F
Attribution theory explains the understanding of an event and how it is related to the persons thinking process and behavior.
TRUE
99
T/ F
| Heider’s theory about object perception is often sited because it was the base for person perception.
FALSE
100
Fritz Heider used to work at
a) Emporia state University
b) University of Kansas
c) University of Saint Mary
d) Kansas Christian college
B:
| UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
101
The Fundamental Attribution error is a ....?
The belief that people’s behavior matches their dispositions; people do things because of the people they are more than the situation they are in.
102
Describe the differences between INTERNAL & EXTERNAL attributions, give at least one (1) example of each.
INTERNAL -Causality is assigned to an inside factor, agent or force. (responsibility is your own)
EX: you did badly on a test. I did badly because I was lazy and did not study.
EXTERNAL- Causality is assigned to an external factor, agent or force. (something else is responsible)
EX: You did badly on a test. The teacher did not educate me well.
103
Explain the fundamental attribution error and give examples.
- The tendency to overestimate the influence of dispositional factors when judging others
- People tend to do a thing because they are the kind of people, not because of the situation they are in
EX:
Blaming the victim. "they had it coming"
"they asked for it"
