Reading questions Lecture 1
Reading questions need to be submitted via Blackboard at least 1 hour
before the seminar of that day. You can do that in the folder
‘assignments’. There is a separate file that needs to be uploaded for each
lecture. These will not be graded, but your teacher will check whether you
submitted the assignments as part of your effort obligation. Reflecting
about the questions will help you better understand the papers and the
lectures.
- Gentile & Semsa (2003)
o Which developmental approach can you use to explain why
adolescents show increased interest in celebrities and
interactions with influencers during adolescence?
Developmental task approach
o Why is the risk and resilience approach also known as the
cumulative risk model?
Because this approach looks at the risk factors, the more
at-risk a child is, the greater the chance of problematic
functioning. So the risk factors add up.
- Subrahmanyam & Šmahel (2011)
o According to these authors we can see the online world as a
“playing ground” for adolescents’ developmental issues from
offline lives, explain this with a concrete example.
Adolescents can experiment in the online world because
anonymity and safety on the internet makes it possible to
test aspects of their identity.
o Why can we talk about an “online media culture”? What does
culture refer to here?
We can talk about an online media culture because online
media consumes time every day. Cultural elements are different
for people who use social media and who don’t. This can differ in
norms and values.
Reading questions Lecture 2
Reading questions need to be submitted via Blackboard at least 1 hour
before the seminar of that day. You can do that in the folder
‘assignments’. There is a separate file that needs to be uploaded for each
lecture. These will not be graded, but your teacher will check whether you
, submitted the assignments as part of your effort obligation. Reflecting
about the questions will help you better understand the papers and the
lectures.
- Valkenburg & Oliver (2019)
o Which are the “evergreen” theories and why are they still so
popular?
- Cultivation theory
- Social cognitive theory
- Agenda setting theory
- Diffusion of innovations theory
- Uses and gratifications theory
- Social learning/ social cognitive theory
- Media system dependency theory
Still so popular because they remained prominent in every
decade.
o Which theories fit with the idea of “hypodermic needle”?
It is a model of communication suggesting that an intended
message is directly received and wholly accepted by the receiver.
Agenda setting theory because media attempts to influence
viewers. There is an intended message and it is accepted by the
viewers. (niet goed). It spreads.
Reading questions Lecture 3 – Esmee Visser
Reading questions need to be submitted via Blackboard at least 1 hour
before the seminar of that day. You can do that in the folder
‘assignments’. There is a separate file that needs to be uploaded for each
lecture. These will not be graded, but your teacher will check whether you
submitted the assignments as part of your effort obligation. Reflecting
about the questions will help you better understand the papers and the
lectures.
- Chan et al. (2022)
o The authors perform three meta-analyses to assess the
association between video gaming and different lifestyle
outcomes. Describe the results of these meta-analyses, and
explain what category of lifestyle outcomes the industry needs
to pay specific attention to.
There are assocations between online videogaming and bad
lifestyle habits. Habits like higher BMI index, eating unhealthy
food and sleeping less. So the industry needs to pay attention to
unhealthy lifestyle.
Reading questions need to be submitted via Blackboard at least 1 hour
before the seminar of that day. You can do that in the folder
‘assignments’. There is a separate file that needs to be uploaded for each
lecture. These will not be graded, but your teacher will check whether you
submitted the assignments as part of your effort obligation. Reflecting
about the questions will help you better understand the papers and the
lectures.
- Gentile & Semsa (2003)
o Which developmental approach can you use to explain why
adolescents show increased interest in celebrities and
interactions with influencers during adolescence?
Developmental task approach
o Why is the risk and resilience approach also known as the
cumulative risk model?
Because this approach looks at the risk factors, the more
at-risk a child is, the greater the chance of problematic
functioning. So the risk factors add up.
- Subrahmanyam & Šmahel (2011)
o According to these authors we can see the online world as a
“playing ground” for adolescents’ developmental issues from
offline lives, explain this with a concrete example.
Adolescents can experiment in the online world because
anonymity and safety on the internet makes it possible to
test aspects of their identity.
o Why can we talk about an “online media culture”? What does
culture refer to here?
We can talk about an online media culture because online
media consumes time every day. Cultural elements are different
for people who use social media and who don’t. This can differ in
norms and values.
Reading questions Lecture 2
Reading questions need to be submitted via Blackboard at least 1 hour
before the seminar of that day. You can do that in the folder
‘assignments’. There is a separate file that needs to be uploaded for each
lecture. These will not be graded, but your teacher will check whether you
, submitted the assignments as part of your effort obligation. Reflecting
about the questions will help you better understand the papers and the
lectures.
- Valkenburg & Oliver (2019)
o Which are the “evergreen” theories and why are they still so
popular?
- Cultivation theory
- Social cognitive theory
- Agenda setting theory
- Diffusion of innovations theory
- Uses and gratifications theory
- Social learning/ social cognitive theory
- Media system dependency theory
Still so popular because they remained prominent in every
decade.
o Which theories fit with the idea of “hypodermic needle”?
It is a model of communication suggesting that an intended
message is directly received and wholly accepted by the receiver.
Agenda setting theory because media attempts to influence
viewers. There is an intended message and it is accepted by the
viewers. (niet goed). It spreads.
Reading questions Lecture 3 – Esmee Visser
Reading questions need to be submitted via Blackboard at least 1 hour
before the seminar of that day. You can do that in the folder
‘assignments’. There is a separate file that needs to be uploaded for each
lecture. These will not be graded, but your teacher will check whether you
submitted the assignments as part of your effort obligation. Reflecting
about the questions will help you better understand the papers and the
lectures.
- Chan et al. (2022)
o The authors perform three meta-analyses to assess the
association between video gaming and different lifestyle
outcomes. Describe the results of these meta-analyses, and
explain what category of lifestyle outcomes the industry needs
to pay specific attention to.
There are assocations between online videogaming and bad
lifestyle habits. Habits like higher BMI index, eating unhealthy
food and sleeping less. So the industry needs to pay attention to
unhealthy lifestyle.
