Across
- 3. The Greek philosopher who worried about the fixity of writing as a new technology.
- 8. The type of psychology that studies what makes people function better both behaviourally and emotionally.
- 9. Media psychology examines the reciprocal __________ between individuals, groups, society, and technology.
- 12. The human biological trait that describes the brain's ability to be shaped by the environment, especially from birth to early adulthood.
- 14. A key component of studying psychology involves learning to understand research results and statistics.
- 16. Marc Prensky's metaphor for young people who have grown up with technology: "natives."
- 18. The type of psychology that examines how we process information, make mental models, and manage attention.
Down
- 1. The term encompasses all kinds of technologies, including television, computer interfaces, and information distribution systems.
- 2. The field that studies human development across the lifespan, from childhood through adulthood.
- 4. Media technologies are __________, with potential roles in everything from education to entertainment.
- 5. The psychologist whose work on social learning is common as a theoretical framework for media effects research.
- 6. The technology metaphor for older generations who didn't grow up with digital technology.
- 7. Bandura's theory describes reciprocal action between environment, behavior, and cognition.
- 10. MEDIA The medium that was a game-changer, bringing information and culture to a broader segment of society.
- 11. Media psychology looks at the whole, with no beginning and no end—a continual loop including developer, content, and user.
- 13. The field of study that provides the lens for understanding human interaction with technology.
- 15. Human beings alter the physical structures, laws, and the __________ to suit their cognitive structures.
- 17. The psychologist associated with the concept that "the medium is the message."