All lectures course 'Cognitive psychology of the media'

Cognitive psychology of the media HC week 1 (4 feb)

Portfolio of Evidence (PoE) (media psychology research)

Movie: Wag the Dog (Mark Knopfler)

Cognitive psychology of the media week 2

Psychology (2010)
- The study and understanding of human behavior
- Behavior is the manifestation of a mix of cognition, emotion and biology
o Not only clinical psychology
o Also cognitive processes: how we perceive, memorize, learn… and emotions.

Media (Rutledge, 2010)
- All forms of mediated (using a medium) communication
o Traditional: radio, television, film, video, newsprint, magazines..
o New and emerging technologies: internet, social media, mobile media, educational
technologies, interactive media technologies, augmented, virtual and blended
environments.. (more interactive)

Mass media
- Channels of communication that enable a source to reach and influence a large audience.

Mass media models: One to many
One message distributed to many people: information access us controllable. Media user is passive.

Media in the 20th century (history in pp)
Elektronic media
- Radio 20’s
- TV 50’s

Computer-mediated communication
- Internet
- Social media

Video: What is media psychology?
Different definitions of media psychology.
There are many definitions of media psychology.

Definition the teacher likes
A scientific way of exploring our interactions with and through media. It looks at:
- Behavioral
- Developmental
- Social and
- Biological
Interactions between
- Individuals and
- Groups
With media (Fremlim, 2008)