Megan Hopper, PhD Illinois State University khopper@ilstu.edu Joshua Fitzgerald, MS Illinois State University Jifitz1@ilstu.edu & Alexander Kritselis, MS Illinois State University agkrits@ilstu.edu Media scholars and educators are often avid media consumers conflicted by their awareness of the negative impact the media can have on individuals (including themselves) and their enjoyment of multiple forms of popular…
Paul Adachi, PhD University of Rochester padachi@ur.rochester.edu Binge watching hit drama TV series seems to be a common practice these days. Americans spend over 30 hours a week watching TV and dramas are among the most popular genres (Nielsen, 2012, 2017). Although media psychologists have long been interested in why people watch TV, my colleagues…
Kelly P. Dillon, PhD Department of Communication, Wittenberg University dillonk@wittenberg.edu @KellyPDillon We know from decades of anecdotes, observations, and scientific research that it is critical to make bystanders aware of emergencies occurring in their immediate environment. In the post-9/11 era, the phrase “see something, say something” captured the idea succinctly. But what about less obvious…
Feminism related to technology and privacy
Demystifying the journalist interview process for media-shy colleagues
Critical thinking across multiple modalities
Intersection of art, creativity, photography, and phototherapy
Telenovela viewing better predicts Latino adolescent ethnic identity than parenting styles and acculturation.
Video games, even violent ones, are here to stay. So perhaps we should study them as part of society, rather than its enemy.
Psychological science has finally rediscovered film as the seventh art.
Psychologists should prepare themselves to play a major role in the development of new tools and technologies to promote behavior change.
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