Blog 7

The article "Pictures in Our Heads" by Anthony Pratkanis and Elliot Aronson was very interestine, and really made me think about life and how it is portrayed in the media. This article discusses how television and real life reflect each other. The article covers two scientific experiments, the first one which covers how television is accurately depicted in the real world. The experiment found that the hypothesis was false, but it was found out that many people are affected by what they see on tv. The second experiment showed that individual’s opinions were influenced by the programming and felt their focus was really the most important aspect. Both studies really came to a common conclusion that the media has a unpresidented effect on peoples opinions.