2. REALITY (TV) BITES JENA DAVIS ASHLEY MOLINA

3. Let Us Introduce You to… The “REAL” Housewives!

4. Features housewives and professional women around the country Reality TV series Concept derived from the drama series, “Desperate Housewives”

5. Beverly Hills Miami New Jersey Atlanta Orange Country New York City

6. Successes from “the Real Housewives” o Spinoff Shows= 10 different spinoff series o International Series of “Real Housewives”= 3, Vancouver, France, and Melbourne o Business venture successes o Album & acting gigs successes

7. Why Choose This Project?

8. Inquiry Round #1 Question: How does reality television effect the viewers’ perception reality? Claim: Our claim is that those who are familiar with the show will rate the incidents in the video clips as more likely to occur in real life.

9. So What Did We Do?

10. And we found…. Video 1 Video 2 Video 3 Video 4 Video 5 Video 6 18-24 Seen 553455 18-24 Not Seen 543355 25-33 Seen 532355 25-33 Not Seen 323355 34-40 Seen 322345 34-40 Not Seen 523132 41-60 Seen 411132 41-60 Not Seen 211131 5= Highly Likely2=Somewhat Unlikely 4= Somewhat Likely1=Unlikely 3= Likely

11. Research Cultivation Theory Altering perception of reality. Skewed idea of reality

12. Inquiry Round #2 Question: How does reality television effect the viewers’ perception of reality when based on age groups? Claim: Our claim is that younger people, specifically the 18-24 test group, will view the events more likely than those of an older demographic.

13. So we…

14. And we found… Video 1Video 2Video 3Video 4Video 5Video 6 18-2454.533.555 25-3342.5 355 34-40422.523.5 41-60311132

15. Research Self-Comparison Theory Younger Ages are easily influenced. Gratification Theory

16. Inquiry Round #3 Question: How does reality television affect the viewers’ heart rate? Claim: Our claim is that based on the content of the video clips, the viewers’ heart rate will increase.

17. Procedure

18. And we found… BeforeDuringAfter Subject 1667890 Subject 2657388 Subject 3869094 Subject 4738088 Subject 5727586 Subject 6626670 Subject 7657686 Subject 8808488

19. Research Stressful situations Negative Emotions Emotional Involvement Constant Bickering Serious Fist Fights High Anxiety

20. See for Yourself!

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