Exposure States

I read about Exposure States, this is interesting. The fact that there are four different types of ways a person can be exposed to media messages is fascinating to me. Whether messages are filtered in through automatic state, attentional state, transported state, or self-reflexive state, each exposure is unique. I liked reading about how in the automatic state, people are exposed to messages but they are unaware that these messages are being filtered in. I still wonder how this works and it is interesting to know I have or I follow this exposure in my own life. I really liked the transported state because I know for a fact I have been exposed to media messages this way before. For example, I love going to the movies, and many times what is happening on the screen pulls me in and I lose myself in the action. I have “entered” the message. The way our mind and body work in relation to exposure to media messages is truly eye-opening. There is definitely much more happening inside our heads than we realize, and it is actually exciting to learn about.