Media Psychology
Douglas A. Gentile
Get science-based answers to your most pressing questions about your kids and the media in this pioneering audio series. Douglas A. Gentile—a parent, preeminent child psychologist, and award-winning professor—teaches you practical strategies for wiser media habits.
In 23 engaging lectures, Dr. Gentile gives you the knowledge you need to foster healthy brain and social development, helping your children become calmer, happier, and more sociable. As you look at cutting-edge scientific discoveries, you will understand how your child’s brain is wired, how it matures, and how the media molds it.
You’ll discover the truth about media violence, the link between screen time and school performance, the surprising ways advertisers influence your child, and much more. With Dr. Gentile’s advice, you’ll learn to harness the positive effects of media and prevent harmful effects like video game addiction.
Taught by one of America’s leading experts, this course is the definitive parent’s guide to children and the media. We live in a world flooded with multimedia influences. Now more than ever, good parenting requires science-based knowledge to enable you and your children to make good choices. As Prof. Gentile says, "It’s like knowing how a magic trick is performed." You will leave the course understanding not only the "whats" of media psychology but also the "hows" and "whys" behind it.
Duration - 8h 30m.
Author - Douglas A. Gentile.
Narrator - Douglas A. Gentile.
Published Date - Thursday, 19 January 2023.
Location:
United States
Description:
Get science-based answers to your most pressing questions about your kids and the media in this pioneering audio series. Douglas A. Gentile—a parent, preeminent child psychologist, and award-winning professor—teaches you practical strategies for wiser media habits. In 23 engaging lectures, Dr. Gentile gives you the knowledge you need to foster healthy brain and social development, helping your children become calmer, happier, and more sociable. As you look at cutting-edge scientific discoveries, you will understand how your child’s brain is wired, how it matures, and how the media molds it. You’ll discover the truth about media violence, the link between screen time and school performance, the surprising ways advertisers influence your child, and much more. With Dr. Gentile’s advice, you’ll learn to harness the positive effects of media and prevent harmful effects like video game addiction. Taught by one of America’s leading experts, this course is the definitive parent’s guide to children and the media. We live in a world flooded with multimedia influences. Now more than ever, good parenting requires science-based knowledge to enable you and your children to make good choices. As Prof. Gentile says, "It’s like knowing how a magic trick is performed." You will leave the course understanding not only the "whats" of media psychology but also the "hows" and "whys" behind it. Duration - 8h 30m. Author - Douglas A. Gentile. Narrator - Douglas A. Gentile. Published Date - Thursday, 19 January 2023.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:01:26
Why Should You Care about Children and the Media?
Duration:00:21:48
The Developing Brain and Media
Duration:00:23:06
The Hidden Psychology of Advertising, Part I
Duration:00:25:36
The Hidden Psychology of Advertising, Part II
Duration:00:26:32
Children’s Thinking and Developmental Tasks
Duration:00:27:24
How Humans Learn
Duration:00:25:41
The Hidden Psychology of Advertising, Part III
Duration:00:32:44
The Power of Educational and Pro-Social Media
Duration:00:23:39
The Science of Media Violence
Duration:00:26:14
The Science of Relationally Aggressive and Sexual Media
Duration:00:16:57
Violent Video Games as Exemplary Teachers
Duration:00:23:48
“Just” a Game?
Duration:00:15:43
Do Violent Video Games Cause School Shootings?
Duration:00:24:07
Video Game and Internet Addiction
Duration:00:26:39
Multitasking and the Rise of ADHD
Duration:00:22:45
Five Dimensions of Video Game Effects
Duration:00:28:02
Cyber Bullying
Duration:00:19:14
How to Be a Good Skeptic
Duration:00:25:55
The Problem and Promise of Media Ratings
Duration:00:26:18
The Power of Parents
Duration:00:22:14
Fantasy Versus Reality
Duration:00:24:13
Ending Credits
Duration:00:00:10