Week 11 part 2

Question 1

Mass media

Answer 1

media that is created for and delivered to the masses

Question 2

New Media

Answer 2

digitial media typically expressed via computers, smartphones, or other internet based devices

Question 3

Preschoolers spend more time on what

Answer 3

entertainment media than on reading, being read to, and playing outside combined

Question 4

Do adolescent’s use different media somultaneously

Answer 4

yes

Question 5

for preschoolers what kind of media are they using

Answer 5

mass media

Question 6

for adolescents what media are they using

Answer 6

new media/ social media

Question 7

media use through infancy and early childhood

Answer 7

-toddlers watch about 2 hr/day of TV
-40% of homes where TV is background noise
-mostly watch shows designed for adults

Question 8

Middle childhood media use

Answer 8

-media use increased during elementary school and peaks at ages 11-14
-entertainment Tv tends to be violent

Question 9

True or false time spent with “traditonal” screen media is down

Answer 9

true

Question 10

Adolescent media use

Answer 10

-increased use of computer and social media
-93% use of the internet
-most own cell phones

Question 11

Who uses social media more

Answer 11

girls

Question 12

Who plays video games more

Answer 12

boys

Question 13

How can media be a problem for children

Answer 13

Overstimulating: can interfere with sleep and attention development
Reduced interaction can lead to delays in learning and social skills
-Fast paced media impaired 4 year olds attention and executive function
physical development

Question 14

Benefits of social media for development

Answer 14

Can give teens a place to explore different aspects of self expression/identity
Can be a form of “play” and fun
Can help teens develop independence and and real world skills
Can help teens build social skills and extended support network
Can broaden their worldview and increase awareness of current events

Question 15

Fear 1: online strangers

Answer 15

Parents worry about whom adolescents interact with and what type of info they are sharing

Question 16

Fear 1 Science Says

Answer 16

-Teenagers texts with parents, friends, and romantic patterns are mainly about mundane topics
-Up to 30% of older adolescents report sharing sexually explicit materials

Question 17

Fear 2: impact on peer relationships

Answer 17

Adolescents constant connectivity prevents them from being present in “real life” and interferes with offline socilization experiences and friendships

Question 18

Science Says fear 2

Answer 18

-Adolescents who report more frequent online communications report higher offline friendship quality
-Experimental research shows that online interactions can help both adults and adolescents bounce back from social exclusion

Question 19

Fear 3: impact on parent-child relationship

Answer 19

mobile phones are creating a digitial divide between parents and adolescents

Question 20

Fear 3 Science says

Answer 20

• time spent with parents change but quality doesn’t
• parents use technology to monitor media use

Question 21

Fear 4: sleep

Answer 21

Adolescents become unhealthy and they are losing sleep because of their devices

Question 22

Fear 4 science says

Answer 22

-Doing so is associated with poorer quality, less sleep, next day fatigue
-Amount of time adolescents spend on social media is inversely linked to the time spend in physical activity

Question 23

Role of violent video games on brain development

Answer 23

-Media violence is linked to anxiety and fear
-They develop a mean world belief that the world is violent and they are are more likely to be victims
-Desexitixes children so they responde less to thers’s distress and more tolerant of aggression