1. One explanation for how our memory organizes information is our use of __________.
a. social media networks
b. schemas
c. social learning
d. cultivation
2. Individuals may play online video games to escape their present reality.
True
False
3. Which of the following is NOT an example of social learning theory as it applies to social media?
a. Users taking online classes
b. Users copying the behavior of others on social media websites
c. Users making posts on Facebook
d. Students finding additional information about their course subjects
4. It is reasonable to assume that if social media are less biased in their discussions and portrayals of particular groups, users generally will develop fewer stereotypes about those groups.
True
False
5. The idea that we process information through schemas is a theory about the psychological influence of social media.
True
False
6. Assimilating new information into your schemas may result in changes in your __________.
a. social media usage
b. beliefs
c. personality
d. level of interest in online video games
7. __________ developed the concept of schemas to explain how we categorize and utilize our knowledge.
a. Sigmund Freud
b. George Gerbner
c. Albert Bandura
d. Jean Piaget
8. It is not possible to get all our knowledge about a particular group from social media.
True
False
9. Ten-year-old Jake wants to play online video games. His parents are concerned that playing violent games may make it difficult for Jake to know the difference between violence in the game and violence in real life. They have looked for information but still have no concrete answers. Why not?
a. There have been no studies done on this topic
b. The topic is still being debated
c. All the studies on this topic have been done in other countries
d. Researchers have not yet shared the results of their findings
10. Jean Piaget developed the use of schemas as an explanation for social learning theory.
True
False
11. Manuel has never been concerned about his rather small, thin body, but an increasingly large number of pins on Pinterest show men who are far more muscular than he is. Suddenly he wants to work out and do some body building. What likely accounts for his sudden concern with his appearance?
a. changes to Manuel's schema about the ideal male body
b. learning by observation
c. changes in Manuel's personality
d. cultivation effects
12.Social learning theory applies when an individual searches Facebook to find old friends.
True
False
13. Lori's knowledge of bats is based entirely on the Facebook postings of people who have had them in their homes or had other unpleasant encounters with them. Her current schema tells her that bats are dangerous and disgusting. Her belief suggests that the postings she saw present only negative stereotypes of bats.
True
False
14. Albert Bandura's Bobo doll experiment provided the foundation for social learning theory.
True
False
15. Only situations in which an individual actively interacts with others reflects social learning theory.
True
False