psych 133A- Chapter 7 terms

experience sampling

method (ESM)

A method of collecting data

about adolescents’ emotional

states, in which individuals are

signaled and asked to report

on their mood and activity

• emotional variability

routine activity theory

A perspective on adolescence

that views unstructured,

unsupervised time with peers

as a main cause of misbehavior.

positive youth development

The goal of programs designed

to facilitate healthy

psychosocial development and

not simply to deter

problematic development

cultivation theory

A perspective on media use

that emphasizes the impact

media exposure has on

individuals.

uses and gratification

approach

A perspective on media use

that emphasizes the active role

users play in selecting the

media to which they are

exposed.

media practice model

A perspective on media use

that emphasizes the fact that

adolescents not only choose

what media they are exposed

to but also interpret the media

in ways that shape their impact.

correlation

The extent to which two things

vary systematically with each

other.

causation

The correlation between two

things attributable to the effect

one thing has on the other.

reverse causation

Relationship in which the

correlation between two things

is due not to the first thing

causing the second but to the

second causing the first.

spurious causation

Relationship in which the

correlation between two things

is due to the fact that each of

them is correlated with some

third factor.

fear of missing out (FOMO)

Excessive worry that others are

having rewarding experiences

that don’t include you

Internet addiction

A disorder in which an

individual’s use of the Internet

is pathological, defined by six

symptoms: salience, mood

change, tolerance, withdrawal,

conflict, and relapse and

reinstatement.

compulsive Internet

use (CIU)

Internet addiction.

sexting

Sending sexually explicit

content, usually pictures, over

the Internet.