ATLS FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS 2025
Is education a game? - correct answer-Rules - attend, submit reflections, do homework
Accomplishments - year one, two, three, four...five?
Interactivity - with faculty, staff, and classmates
Struggle - anxiety, midterms, finals, late nights
What makes a game a game? - correct answer-Fun
Separate from "real" life
Uncertain
Non-productive
Rule-based
Fictitious
*Chris Crawford: if no goals are associated with with a plaything, it is a toy
*Greg Costigyan: an interactive structure of endogenous meaning that requires players to struggle towa
rd a goal
Video Games: bad - correct answer--High potential for social isolation and adaption.
Significant negative correlation to screen time and poor academic performance
-Less empathic, less helpful at home/school (poor values)
-Can lead to addiction and escapism
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More prone to physical violence, depression and aggressive thoughts/language (Blasting audio in oppo
nent's speakers)
Video Games: good - correct answer--
Increased skill in target localization (military applications) and faster visual reaction times (driving, pil
oting)
-Improved spatial attention, problem solving, fast analysis, and decision making.
-Increased social skills including communication, empathy, and
-Educational benefits (planning, organization, resource management) - can make learning fun
-Exercise-based video-games help activity, can be therapeutic (physical or mental)
, Violent Video Games - correct answer-
Violent video games increase aggression by increasing aggressive thoughts and emotions
90% of children and teens play more than 2hrs of video games each day.
Smartphones are ubiquitous in Western society, therefore access is high
Carl Jung & Maslow - correct answer-NEED of play, essential for the human condition
*no difference between friendships developed in real life vs. online, use internet to maintain social inte
ractions
John Baldessari - correct answer-
"wrong" examines basic rules of composition, examining what makes good art
What weight does the word "photographer" carry? - correct answer-all about how you use the tool
*light + time = photography
Disciplines of Photography - correct answer-short-term/ editorial
long-term/documentary
landscaper
drone
fine art & content
sports
portrait
wildlife
fashion
commercial/ advertising
street photography
Shutter Speed, ISO, Aperture - correct answer-how fast light is let into the camera
controls amount of light let in, measured in F stops
light sensitivity, higher = grainy / lower = less grain
ANSWERS 2025
Is education a game? - correct answer-Rules - attend, submit reflections, do homework
Accomplishments - year one, two, three, four...five?
Interactivity - with faculty, staff, and classmates
Struggle - anxiety, midterms, finals, late nights
What makes a game a game? - correct answer-Fun
Separate from "real" life
Uncertain
Non-productive
Rule-based
Fictitious
*Chris Crawford: if no goals are associated with with a plaything, it is a toy
*Greg Costigyan: an interactive structure of endogenous meaning that requires players to struggle towa
rd a goal
Video Games: bad - correct answer--High potential for social isolation and adaption.
Significant negative correlation to screen time and poor academic performance
-Less empathic, less helpful at home/school (poor values)
-Can lead to addiction and escapism
-
More prone to physical violence, depression and aggressive thoughts/language (Blasting audio in oppo
nent's speakers)
Video Games: good - correct answer--
Increased skill in target localization (military applications) and faster visual reaction times (driving, pil
oting)
-Improved spatial attention, problem solving, fast analysis, and decision making.
-Increased social skills including communication, empathy, and
-Educational benefits (planning, organization, resource management) - can make learning fun
-Exercise-based video-games help activity, can be therapeutic (physical or mental)
, Violent Video Games - correct answer-
Violent video games increase aggression by increasing aggressive thoughts and emotions
90% of children and teens play more than 2hrs of video games each day.
Smartphones are ubiquitous in Western society, therefore access is high
Carl Jung & Maslow - correct answer-NEED of play, essential for the human condition
*no difference between friendships developed in real life vs. online, use internet to maintain social inte
ractions
John Baldessari - correct answer-
"wrong" examines basic rules of composition, examining what makes good art
What weight does the word "photographer" carry? - correct answer-all about how you use the tool
*light + time = photography
Disciplines of Photography - correct answer-short-term/ editorial
long-term/documentary
landscaper
drone
fine art & content
sports
portrait
wildlife
fashion
commercial/ advertising
street photography
Shutter Speed, ISO, Aperture - correct answer-how fast light is let into the camera
controls amount of light let in, measured in F stops
light sensitivity, higher = grainy / lower = less grain
