Media Effects and Influence mind maps

Using Media Effects and Influence mind maps

These maps let you follow connections between ideas, examples and debates. Start with Violent Media if you want to explore a specific topic: its branches include researchers, video game violence and televised violence. Follow the branches, then try to recall the connections without looking.

For a different focus, the map on explanations for the persuasiveness of TV ads includes product endorsement, children and advertising, and hard-sell versus soft-sell approaches. Media: Drug scares (Alexandrescu) offers another topic to explore, while Mass Media and Sexuality provides a separate focus.

Move between formats

Choose a branch from a map and explain it in your own words. Then compare it with a related map to see which ideas each one highlights. When you want to check your recall or review terms separately, switch to a quiz or flashcards on the unit page. Pick a map and follow a branch that interests you.