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Parasocial relationships

Psychology

A Level

AQA

5m 50s

in Issues and options in Psychology

Most of us engage in parasocial, or one-sided, relationships. In this podcast we’ll be looking at parasocial relationships, especially focusing on three areas; levels of parasocial relationships, the absorption-addiction model and the attachment theory explanation.
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Tutors:

Jean Marc Lawton

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Parasocial relationships - task

  • Listen to the following podcast in pairs

 

  • One of each pair should compose four questions that they would ask the speakers about the absorption-addiction model of parasocial relationships

 

  • The other person in the pair should compose four questions that they would ask the speakers about the attachment theory explanation of parasocial relationships

 

  • Read the questions out aloud, one by one, to each other, with the other person in the pair replying using information contained within the podcast

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