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Q: Despite its reputation for low culture, television has produced more sophisticated programming with greater narrative complexity over the last couple of decades. A) True B) False

Q: Define interpersonal communication and its four characteristics.

Q: Identify the five suggestions for increasing online communication competence.

Q: Eighty to 90 percent of mass media revenue is generated by only about 10 to 20 percent of the media products made. A) True B) False

Q: The amount of time Americans spend devoted to media has changed very little over the last twenty years. A) True B) False

Q: What are the four principles of interpersonal communication?

Q: Most kids and teens spend nearly eight hours per day devoted to entertainment media, including television, movies, Internet, music, and other media sources. A) True B) False

Q: Explain how people use self-monitoring in interpersonal communication.

Q: Advances in communication technologies are blurring the lines between traditional mass media and more interpersonal forms of communication. A) True B) False

Q: Identify three forms of media.

Q: What does your textbook suggest are potential benefits of studying interpersonal communication and making informed communication decisions?

Q: We produce mass media messages when we text message our friends or change our Facebook status. A) True B) False

Q: How can you increase communication competence and skills?

Q: List three of the five skills the textbook offers for how to become a more mindful media consumer.

Q: Why are communication researchers concerned about digital disparities?

Q: What is sexual orientation, and how can a continuum be used to describe it?

Q: What is social capital?

Q: How can communication be both intentional and unintentional?

Q: How might social cognitive theory explain how media content affects people's behavior?

Q: Define meta-communication and provide an example.

Q: Which concept explains why we may perceive other people as being highly dependent on or influenced by the media while failing to realize how much we are also dependent on or influenced by media?

Q: What are the most basic needs defined by Maslow in his hierarchy of needs?

Q: Define the uses and gratifications perspective.

Q: Explain the difference between Buber's I-Thou and I-It relationships.

Q: What is intrapersonal communication?

Q: In your own words, briefly explain why the FCC regulates broadcast television networks but not satellite and cable television networks.

Q: Why would a television network engage in self-censorship?

Q: Define interpersonal communication.

Q: When is it best to use quantitative research methods, and when is it most appropriate to use qualitative research methods?

Q: After the highly publicized conflict with Jay Leno and the NBC network, Conan O'Brien took his unique brand of talk show and loyal following to TBS, a cable network where he would be able to survive with a smaller audience. This example illustrates the power and use of ____________.

Q: What are two ways you can practice ethical communication?

Q: Provide an example of a television program you think embodies narrative complexity.

Q: What is the difference between biological sex and gender?

Q: Why is television criticized for its promotion of low culture?

Q: Define communication.

Q: What do we mean when we say that the business of the media relies on exponentiality?

Q: Explain the difference between low and high self-monitors.

Q: Provide a brief example of a time when you have engaged in media multitasking.

Q: What term do we use to refer to the way new media have blurred the lines between mass media and more interpersonal forms of communication?

Q: Provide an example of each of the three interpersonal communication goals.

Q: What is the difference between mediated communication and mass media?

Q: Identify the three defining characteristics of interpersonal communication competence.

Q: According to your text, which of the following is true regarding the issue of gender in interpersonal communication?A. Gender refers to biological differences between women and men.B. Gender largely consists of information that is learned.C. Gender refers to one's attraction to men.D. Gender refers to one's attraction to women.E. Women are more open than men.

Q: As colleges move more and more of their course content to the Web they may make information more accessible to students but also need to be mindful of ___________ because not all students have access to the resources they need to access online course content. A) technological deserts B) information barricades C) digital disparities D) the Web paradox

Q: Media convergence may be a good thing in that a greater variety of voices are contributing to the public conversation about various ideas and subjects. Society benefits when more of these voices are included in the public dialogue. These statements reflect which concept? A) social capital B) marketplace of ideas C) digital disparities D) piracy

Q: If Marcus carefully considers the context and prefers communication to occur with clearly defined expectations, he is exemplifying A. neuroticism B. intrapersonal communication C. meta-communication D. self-monitoring E. feedback

Q: Individuals and groups that have the power to control the creation and distribution of information and entertainment are referred to as A) executives. B) gatekeepers. C) journalists. D) producers.

Q: What part of communication competence has to do with the ability to practice repeatable goal-directed behavioral patterns in your interpersonal relationships? A. appropriateness B. effectiveness C. ethics D. communication skills E. self-monitoring

Q: Dan and Rizwan have a conflict in front of friends, causing embarrassment to them both. When they discuss what they can and can"t talk about in front of their friends, they are engaging in A. impersonal communication B. intrapersonal communication C. meta-communication D. instrumental goals E. I-It

Q: Which theory explains why a person who watches a lot of crime shows, like CSI or Law and Order, may begin to believe that violent crime is more common than it really is? A) cultivation theory B) media convergence theory C) social cognitive theory D) third-person effect

Q: Which theory explains the following scenario? Your little brother is a huge fan of WWE Wrestling. After he and his friends watch several matches, you observe them beginning to act out their own wrestling matches, shouting at one another and jumping off the couch trying to pin one another. A) media convergence theory B) social cognitive theory C) monkey-seemonkey-do effect D) cultivation theory

Q: Following the devastating tsunami in Japan, Chizu, a Japanese graduate student attending school in the United States, found herself glued to the television and sometimes unable to sleep, fearing she would miss important information. We would refer to her state as A) information overload. B) media dependence. C) media convergence. D) television addiction.

Q: ______________ focuses on the way we make media choices in order to satisfy our needs and goals. A) Gatekeeper theory B) Cultivation effect C) Uses and gratifications perspective D) Social capital

Q: Which of the following is the government not able to do? A) restrict the language aired on prime-time broadcast programs B) require cable channels to air sexually mature subject matter late in the evening when children will not be watching C) fine broadcast channels that display nudity in their programs D) require broadcast channels to censor indecent content, even in live broadcasts

Q: Entertainment that appeals to most people's baser instincts, typified by lurid, sensational images and news stories charged with sex, violence, scandal, and abuse, is referred to as A) reality television. B) low culture. C) narrowcasting. D) mind candy.

Q: In an I-It relationship, we A. focus upon differences B. emphasize superiority over others C. fail to acknowledge other viewpoints D. view the other person as an object E. all of the above are correct

Q: While on a dinner date with a person you met online, your friend treats the server disrespectfully by snapping his fingers, pointing, and demanding, "Server, we need more coffee." He is illustrating what kind of relationship? A. Me-You B. It-Thou C. I-It D. I-Thou E. Thou-It

Q: Sasha watches television, creeps on her friends' Facebook pages, and texts her best friends at the same time. What term would your text use to describe Sasha's behavior? A) media multitasking B) media converging C) techno-tasking D) narrowcasting

Q: Nelson met Jason online and began texting him. The first night they were up until dawn texting each other. Their relationship could be best characterized as A. Me-you B. It-Thou C. I-It D. I-thou E. Thou-It

Q: The merging of traditional mass communication with digital computing and telecommunication technologies is called A) media expansion. B) media pervasion. C) media convergence. D) media multitasking.

Q: Interpersonal communication occurs when the other person is viewed as A. I-Thou B. It-Thou C. I-It D. Me-You E. Thou-It

Q: Which of the following would be considered mediated communication? A) a telephone conversation B) a text message C) a television news broadcast D) All of the options are correct.

Q: Uses and gratifications perspective argues that we choose which media to access based on our needs and goals. Reflecting on your own media habits, discuss the way you use various media (Internet, television, music, film, etc.) to meet your own needs and goals. Provide specific examples to illustrate your answer.

Q: Inappropriately aggressive online messages that are not typically communicated face-to-face are called A. noise B. flames C. hypotheses D. all of the options are correct E. none of the options are correct

Q: Which of the following is NOT a specific goal of interpersonal communication? A. self-presentation B. instrumental C. relationship D. cultural E. none of the options are correct

Q: Research cited in your text indicates that most teens and young adults interact with media for more than seven hours each day, and that media multitasking may mean they are exposed to even more media messages. Based on your own observation, do you believe this estimate is accurate? How do your own media habits compare to that statistic?

Q: Your sister and her husband are discussing what television programming is appropriate for your five-year-old niece. Based on what you read in this chapter, what information would you share with them about the potential negative and positive effects of media messages on children, as well as regulation of the content on television?

Q: Interpersonal communication competence is composed of A. ethics, effectiveness, and honesty B. ethics, effectiveness, and appropriateness C. effectiveness, appropriateness, and respect D. ethics, appropriateness, and clarity E. respect, honesty, and directness

Q: Should we be concerned about media bias? Synthesizing concepts and theories from throughout this chapter, justify your answer.

Q: Which of the following traits does NOT necessarily demonstrate ethical communication? A. neutrality B. positivity C. respect D. kindness E. honesty

Q: According to Buber, treating others as "objects which we observe, that are there for our use and exploitation" is a characteristic of what type of relationship? A. I-Thou B. I-It C. impersonal D. dyadic E. none of the options are correct

Q: Television is often characterized and criticized as low culture. Do you think this is a fair assessment? Is it fair to disregard the cultural importance of television because much of it appeals to our base needs? Why or why not?

Q: In what ways do "traditional media" and the pervasive "converged" media differ? Do you believe that the traditional media are still powerful? Why or why not?

Q: Collaboration is associated with which communication model? A. linear B. interactive C. transactional D. all of the options are correct E. none of the options are correct

Q: Most interviewers prefer that an interviewee refrain from contacting them any further after an interview has ended, unless he or she is called back for a second interview. A) True B) False

Q: The result of exchanging a series of messages is called A. a message B. an interaction C. communication D. context E. interpersonal communication

Q: Which of the following does NOT influence your culture? A. your nationality B. your age C. your sexual orientation D. your gender E. none of the options are correct

Q: Interviewees should not ask questions at the close of an interview unless absolutely necessary to avoid appearing presumptuous. A) True B) False

Q: The dynamic nature of interpersonal communication implies that A. interpersonal communication is in flux B. interpersonal communication is always changing C. no two interactions with the same person will ever be the same D. no two moments within the same interaction will ever be the same E. all of the options are correct

Q: It is appropriate for an interviewer to ask questions to elicit information about a candidate's personality and character. A) True B) False