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Which part of the genre cycle is represented by movies that make fun of the tired conventions of that genre?

Which part of the genre cycle is where the classic genre formula is given new life with the introduction of novel ideas?

What happens in the second act of a Hollywood movie?

What needs to happen within the first 5 minutes of a Hollywood movie?

What type of shot makes the character appear powerful?

Which of the following is not one of the roles of narrative historically in human society?

What is the opposition of needs, values, and/or interests?

The movie Momento runs backwards. Because of this, we would say that Momento has an unusual _______?

Where is the thought/message of the story found?

The movie The New Guy is about Dizzy, a small town loser who manages to change his fortunes in high school by spending time with prison inmates. In The New Guy, Dizzy is the:

Which of the following genres has the highest average box office gross?

Hollywood filmmakers like to produce movies in which the thought of the movie is:

Which of the following genres appeals to the smallest audience?

Which of the following is an example of leisure in the life of an average college student?

Motivation is the process by which people learn, over time, how to use media to:

Many parents abruptly stop their child's fun video game play to make them do some less fun activity like homework or chores. As a result, homework or chores are made a punishment. What type of motivational system does this illustrate?

Bart told Homer that the new Trick-Trick record is pretty lame, so Homer buys a J Dilla bootleg instead. Which type of motivation explains why Homer didn't buy the Trick-Trick record?

After accidentally watching the Walking Dead, Marge became a regular viewer. She says she likes the show because the interactions among the characters give her a warm and fuzzy feeling. What type of motivation system has Marge addicted to the Walking Dead?

JimBob is quite excited about his big plans to watch the movie Heidi this Sunday evening. Which type of motivation system is being activated?

Perception consists of all the following characteristics, except:

In class, I gave the example of how identifying a set of four apples led some people to perceive a pear as an apple. This is an example of:

Which of the following is not true of perception?

When making sense of an image of television, you use all the following visual detection cues except:

While you are searching your memory for the answer to this question, what type of attention are you activating?

Alerting attention is sensitive to all of the following except:

Which type of attention are you using to read this question?

Despite your focus on answering these questions, you are still able to notice your roommate sneaking up behind you to steal your beer. What type of attention allowed you to save your beer?

Which of the following was found about babies watching television?

What protocol is used to measure intensity of attention to a television program?

Which terms best describe the structure of the long term memory system?

Which memory system is responsible for filtering out extraneous information?

Which of the following is true of long term memory?

The idea that the longer attention is maintained, the less likely it is to be broken is known as:

What are the two cognitive motivational systems in the limited capacity model?

According to the Limited Capacity Model, which type of message is remembered better?

A joke consists of all the following, except:

Which memory process is limited to 7 +/- 2 items?

Which memory system is responsible for filtering out extraneous information?

You are watching Snakes on A Plane and you see a snake on the plane. Which of these is the most likely response?

After searching the entire city of New York, the protagonist finally locates the girl of his dreams waiting at the door of his own apartment. What type of emotional response is the happiness you feel in you heart for his success?

In semiotics, a sign is made up of:

In a movie, a superimposition implies two things that are connected in time or meaning. “Superimposition” combined with “connection in time or meaning” is the:

Which memory system is where you do your thinking?

In his television show, Jerry Seinfeld points out the common absurdities of everyday life. This type of humor is called ________?

According to affective disposition theory, who would be the most funny professor to get hit in the face with a creme pie?

According to affective disposition theory, which of the following will result in favorable evaluation of a movie?

Emotional response consists of:

According to affective disposition theory, the reason why some people like the Three Stooges and other people don't is:

Which of the following is not one of the moral foundations?

Where would you find an exemplar?

"When forming a judgment, people retrieve the smallest subset of available information needed to form the judgment" is known as:

All of the following makes information easier to retrieve, except:

All of the following are characters of media that contribute to exemplar formation except: