1. According to Nicco Frijda's "Law of Apparent Reality" Emotions are elicited by events appraised as real, and their intensity corresponds to the degree to which this is the case. Describe a time where you viewed a piece of frightening media you perceived to be "real" or plausible. What was it? How did it make you feel? Why did you perceive it to be "real"?
2. According to Joseph LeDoux, LeDoux makes a distinction between implicit memories and explicit memories that are stored in the brain. Which memories do you recall when thinking about fear or being scared and give an example of the memory?
3. people experience different types of emotions, some are negative and some are positive. Sometimes the media can terrify a group of people but to others it can make them feel happy. The reading states that, "the most profound effect of electronic media on human emotion can be more disturbing than helpful." In your opinion what type of media such as movies, video games, TV shows, etc... Do you believe it can have a negative effect on people?