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COMM 272

Media Psychology (COMM 172)

UNITS:4-5
GRADING:Letter (ABCD/NP)
LEVEL:Graduate
GER:—

(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.

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1 Term
Lecture 1Open
ID: 12515
0 / 22 enrolled
DAYS:Tuesday, Thursday
TIME:12 PM – 1:20 PM
LOCATION:TBD
INSTRUCTOR:
Hu, Zhenchao, Barnstone, David, Reeves, Byron
units

COMM 272: Media Psychology (COMM 172)

4-5 units · Letter (ABCD/NP)

(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.

Offered in Winter 2027 at Stanford University.

Winter 2027 sections

  • Lecture — Tuesday Thursday 12:00 PM – 1:20 PM — Hu, Zhenchao, Barnstone, David, Reeves, Byron (Graduate)

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