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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"Study media"”.
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Learning from hypertext: navigation, comprehension, and working memory in university students
… literature on reading comprehension across study media, and explore the cognitive processes for reading and navigating texts in the digital era. In four experiments, this thesis investigates hypertext learning in university students, focusing on navigation, comprehension, and working memory. …
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On a Good Day, You Get to Kill a Whore: Narrative Misogyny and Female Audiences in Supernatural
… to analyze the function of gender messages in media texts and the engagement of audiences with these messages. I adopt an interdisciplinary approach, applying theoretical and methodological concepts from both film studies and audience studies, in order to develop a new model through which to …
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The dating game: Cultivation effects on relational investment
This study investigated the relationship between high exposure to reality television dating shows (Rock of Love, The Bachelorette, etc) and higher perceptions of alternatives to a current romantic relationship as explained by Cultivation Theory (Gerbner & Gross, 1973) and the Investment Model …
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Selected Variables Related to Alienation from Religion Among Church-Related High School Students
… scales, which were not included in Dudley's 1977 study, Media Influence, Self-Esteem, and Peer Influence, ranked third, sixth, and seventh, respectively.</p> <p>Conclusions. Alienation from religion in church-related adolescents is highly correlated with the quality of their relationships with …
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Media representations of uncertainty about climate change
… commentary first explains why it is important to study media representations of uncertainty around climate change. It then surveys the extensive literature on climate change and the media, and within this, the two bodies of scholarship relevant to media representations of uncertainty: i) …
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Media Multitasking and Executive Functioning in Young Adults
… between young adults executive functioning and media multitasking. This was addressed through the systematic exploration of executive functioning utilising behavioural performance tasks, informed by Diamond’s (2013) executive function framework that details three functions; inhibition, working …
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Metrics, fundamental trade-offs and control policies for delay-sensitive applications in volatile environments
With the explosion of consumer demand, media streaming will soon be the dominant type of Internet traffic. Since such applications are intrinsically delay-sensitive, the conventional network control policies and coding algorithms may not be appropriate tools for data dissemination over networks. …
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Media induced anxiety in the active duty medical clinic setting: A pilot study
Media stimuli have long been used in the research community to evaluate autonomic responses among subpopulations. Prior to the terrorist attacks of 9/11, the majority of research had been focused on war veterans, rape/crime victims, and vehicle accident victims. Post- 9/11, a new surge of research …
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Effective Print Media Relations Practices of Georgia's Rural High-Performing Principals: Three Case Studies
… Therefore, the purpose of this qualitative study was to determine the perceived best print media relations practices from the viewpoints of identified high-performing principals, print media professionals, and parents. This qualitative study employed a multi-case study design with purposive …
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Perceptions of Media Literacy Assessment: A Mixed Methods Study
Media literacy scholars have to a great extent ignored the assessment of media literacy outcomes and associated challenges. Martens (2010) states that evaluating and explaining the effectiveness of media literacy education is one of the most overwhelming challenges for current research in the …