PSY 316 Media Psychology

In this course, students work to answer questions about how television, radio, cell phones, the internet, print media, social networking sites and advertising influence human development, learning and behavior. The rapidly developing field of media psychology is rooted an interdisciplinary approach to understanding the cognitive, emotional and behavioral interactions of individuals and groups with media and technology and with each other, through technology. They key question is--what does it mean to be human in a 24/7 wired world in which everyone is connected to media from birth to death? Both the quantitative and qualitative research in cognitive, social, behavioral, biological and evolutionary psychology as it relates to a full range of old and new media will be discussed. Prerequisite: successful completion of PSY 101, PSY 110, or 111 with a grade of C or better. Spring