Briefly define five uses of media by adolescents specified in Chapter 12. Provide an example for each
What will be an ideal response
Entertainment: an enjoyable aspect of adolescents' leisure lives. • Identity formation: media provide information about career possibilities, gender role identity, role models, etc. • High sensation: media may provide novelty and intensity of sensation sought more by adolescents than adults. • Coping: to relieve and dispel negative emotions. • Youth culture identification: a sense of connection to a youth culture or subculture unified by certain values or interests. • Students will provide their own examples, either drawn from the text or from their own experiences.
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A. knowing which are reputable manufacturers. B. reading the list of potential side effects. C. knowing a fairly small number of ingredient names. D. asking advice from their friends who have taken them.
Dr. Freeman works in the field of psychoneuroimmunology, which is the study of ____
a. ?patterns of thinking and behaving that are maladaptive, disruptive, or uncomfortable? b. ?the interaction of psychological and physiological processes that affect the body's ability to defend itself against disease c. ?the relationship between the physical characteristics of environmental stimuli and the psychological experience those stimuli produce d. ?psychoactive drugs and their effects