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The priming theory states that media images stimulate related thoughts in the minds of audience members. [1]Grounded in cognitive psychology, the theory of media priming is derived from the associative network model of human memory, in which an idea or concept is stored as a node in the network and is related to other ideas or concepts by semantic paths.
Social cognitive theory of mass communication; Framing theory; Priming theory; On a micro-level, individuals can be affected in six different ways. Cognitive: The most apparent and measurable effect; includes any new information, meaning or message acquired through media consumption. Cognitive effects extend past knowledge acquisition ...
Appearance. hide. Diagram summarizing the process of cultivation theory from a psychological point of view. [ 1 ] Cultivation theory is a sociological and communications framework designed to unravel the enduring impacts of media consumption, with a primary focus on television. At its core, the theory posits a compelling hypothesis: individuals ...
A 2007 article published by the National Institutes of Health states that three ways in which media violence is believed to affect individuals short-term is through priming, arousal, and mimicking, all aspects of social cognitive theory. Priming is the process in which an observed stimulus can provoke a certain emotion or behavior in an ...
The hostile media effect, originally deemed the hostile media phenomenon and sometimes called hostile media perception, is a perceptual theory of mass communication that refers to the tendency for individuals with a strong preexisting attitude on an issue to perceive media coverage as biased against their side and in favor of their antagonists' point of view. [1]
Hypodermic needle model. The hypodermic needle model (known as the hypodermic-syringe model, transmission-belt model, or magic bullet theory) is claimed to have been a model of communication in which media consumers were "uniformly controlled by their biologically based 'instincts' and that they react more or less uniformly to whatever 'stimuli ...
Knowledge gap hypothesis. The knowledge gap hypothesis is a mass communication theory based on how a member in society processes information from mass media differently based on education level and socioeconomic status (SES). The gap in knowledge exists because a member of society with higher socioeconomic status has access to higher education ...
Mediatization is a process of change or a trend, similar to globalization and modernization, where the mass media integrates into other sectors of the society. Political actors, opinion makers, business organizations, civil society organizations, and others have to adapt their communication methods to a form that suits the needs and preferences ...