Topic > Psychology and the Media - 563

It is clear that the media focuses on various reports, television programs and even sitcoms covering all forms of psychology. Watching television you can say that the media is fundamentally based on psychology. The psychology media views psychology through the means of common sense as opposed to real science. Psychology is the scientific study of behavior and mental processes. Behavior is anything you do that can be observed. In the media we can observe people through the television screen. Through our observations we learn from their behavior. For example, in a famous experiment conducted by Albert Bandura called the "Bobo Doll Experiment", a preschooler is working on a drawing. An adult in another part of the room is building with Tinkertoys. The child looks at the adult through a television screen and watches as the adult stands up and for nearly ten minutes punches, kicks, and throws a large, inflated Bobo doll across the room, while yelling offensive phrases such as, "Kick him in the nose." . " or "Hit him" and even "Kick him". After the adult finished, the child was taken to another room and showed the Bobo doll the same actions that he had seen through the television screen. From the experiment it is clear that the media teaches society many aspects of psychology. From a psychological aspect we see a child observing violent behavior from what the media has presented Human beings learn through observation and in a world where technology advances, the media plays an important role in general it is known as a social science, but when watching television it is clear to grasp the most logical aspect. However, it depends on the program a person is watching. For example, if an individual watches CNN, he is viewing cases regarding crimes, disasters. political chaos or other news. Through this news an individual learns about anger, hatred, being opinionated, shock and scandals. CNN in particular has good and bad stories that impact society and how we perceive the world around us. Television is our guide to the outside world and how we represent it. The media presents the many and diverse fields of psychology. Another example is game shows like The Price is Right, which uses cognitive psychology. The Price is Right uses cognitive psychology because the contestants on this show use memory perception and problem solving. Another show called Anger Management uses developmental psychology, through this show audience members see people suffering from past traumatic events and how they have developed through them into their adult lives..