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Ch. 4—Emotions and media: Music and sports as exemplars
Guidelines for in-class discussions and exercises:
• The instructor could ask students to make a list of emotions and emotional situations.
Then, a discussion could take place about whether what they listed qualifies more as
affect, mood, or emotion (see Close-up 4.1).
• A great topic for class discussion or an assignment is to have student reflect on how
their family of origin viewed sports on TV. Was it a positive experience affirming the
family or a divisive one where people supported different teams? How did various
• Ask students why they listen to the music they do and what uses and gratifications they
obtain from listening.
• Have students reflect on their own experience with various emotional components of
media experience. For example, how do they experience empathy in watching a movie
and how does this enhance their experience and enjoyment?
• Show students a movie clip that you think is meant to evoke a certain emotion (like
CHAPTER SUMMARIES/ABSTRACTS
Chapter 4: Emotions and media: Music and sports as exemplars
• The focus of Chapter 4 is how media can affect our emotions. We start by defining what
psychologists mean by the term emotion and then look at a few specific emotions (empathy,
