Uses and Gratifications Theory Is Interested In________

question 5

Multiple Choice

Uses and gratifications theory is interested in________.

• A) what people do with media
• B) what media do to people
• C) how people play with media
• D) the value of news

Predict changes in output in response to economic conditions in the short run and long run.

Calculate total profits based on various economic conditions.

Recognize explicit and implicit costs in business decisions.

Understand different types of reliability and the methods for their assessment.

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Definitions:

Peer Influence

The influence that the attitudes, values, and behaviors of peers exert on an individual's personal attitudes, values, and behaviors.

Role Confusion

A situation in which an individual lacks clarity about his or her role, often seen in adolescence as part of identity development according to Erikson's stages of psychosocial development.

Temperament

An individual’s innate style of responding to the environment, including their typical mood, activity level, and emotional reactivity, often seen as the precursor to personality.

Pruning Process

The natural neurological process in which synapses that are seldom used are eliminated, which occurs mostly during early brain development.