COMM 172
Media Psychology (COMM 272)
(Graduate students register for COMM 272. COMM 172 is offered for 5 units, COMM 272 is offered for 4 units.) The literature related to psychological processing and the effects of media. Topics: unconscious processing; picture perception; attention and memory; emotion; the physiology of processing media; person perception; pornography; consumer behavior; advanced film and television systems; and differences among reading, watching, and listening.
Topics
- unconscious processing
- picture perception
- attention and memory
- emotion
- the physiology of processing media
- person perception
- pornography
- consumer behavior
- advanced film and television systems
- and differences among reading
- watching
- and listening
Topics explicitly listed in official catalogue description
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027