Media Psychology

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Course Description

(Graduate students register for COMM 272. COMM 172 is offered for 5 units, COMM 272 is offered for 4 units.) The literature related to psychological processing and the effects of media. Topics: unconscious processing; picture perception; attention and memory; emotion; the physiology of processing media; person perception; pornography; consumer behavior; advanced film and television systems; and differences among reading, watching, and listening.

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Grading Basis

RLT - Letter (ABCD/NP)

Min

4

Max

5

Course Repeatable for Degree Credit?

No

Course Component

Lecture

Enrollment Optional?

No

This course has been approved for the following WAYS

Social Inquiry (SI)

Programs

COMM172 is a completion requirement for: