CMN 140 Midterm: CMN 140 - Exam 1 Study Guide
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Make sure you understand each and can provide examples for each factor. There are more ppl producing information (scientists producing articles, Information is easier to share (garageband, twitter, youtube) Pay attention to examples provided in the book and during lecture. These should aid you with answering this question. Saturation: lots of media information out there to explore so it is very overwhelming (new books, tv/movies, youtube videos) due to technological advancements. Accelerated growth: more ppl are producing more information like scientists, musicians, and artists and it"s easier to share now through social media outlets. We keep up with large amounts of information through mental programming, which is a mechanism that our brain does to maintain our physical and social well-being from the mass information we are exposed to leads to automaticity. Too much information and we get exhausted and frustrated, so we go through automaticity.
