Mass Communication Exam Preparation Guide
Course Introduction
Mass Communication examines the processes, technologies, and effects of transmitting information to large audiences through various media channels such as television, radio, newspapers, film, and digital platforms. The course explores the history and evolution of mass media, the roles and responsibilities of media professionals, and the influence of mass communication on culture, politics, and society. Key topics include media theories, audience analysis, media ethics, globalization of media, and the impact of new communication technologies. Through critical analysis and practical assignments, students gain a comprehensive understanding of how mass communication shapes public perception and influences contemporary life.
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Human Communication in Society 3rd Edition by Jess K. Alberts
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Chapter 1: Introduction to Human Communication
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Q1) Which of the following is an example of "noise" that can affect communication in a classroom?
A) a car alarm going off outside a classroom window
B) an overly warm room
C) hungry students
D) a professor who uses big words that students don't understand
E) all of these
Answer: E
Q2) Content meaning describes what the message conveys about the relationship between the parties.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) Ending a relationship by writing "It's over" on a sticky note is a problem of which component of communication?
A) meaning creation
B) channel
C) participants
D) noise
Answer: B
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Chapter 2: Perspectives on Human Communication
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Q1) The _____ approach to communication research and study focuses on the role of power in communication exchanges.
A) social science
B) interpretive
C) critical
D) post-modern
Answer: C
Q2) A _____ is a set of statements that explains a particular phenomenon.
A) paradigm
B) theory
C) method
D) approach
Answer: B
Q3) A person's worldview or _____ characterizes the assumptions one makes about knowledge and the nature of reality.
A) interpretation
B) method
C) theory
D) paradigm
Answer: D
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Chapter 3: Communicating Identities
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Q1) One's _____ identity refers to how and to what extent one identifies with the social construction of masculinity and femininity.
Answer: gender
Q2) National identity requires that a nation's government recognizes you as a member of its country.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) The fairly stable perceptions we have of ourselves are referred to as
A) self-esteem.
B) self-concept.
C) social comparison.
D) self-fulfilling prophecy.
Answer: B
Q4) Social class identity reproduces itself, meaning that the social class you are born into is the one that you remain in for the duration of your life.
A)True
B)False Answer: True
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Chapter 4: Communicating, Perceiving, and Understanding
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Q1) Which of the following personality characteristics can impact the perception process?
A) emotional state
B) outlook
C) knowledge
D) all of these
Q2) When people categorize others, they typically also assign a _____ to them.
Q3) Recognizing what you select from your environment and what it represents is a part of the organization function of the perception process.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Stereotyping is related to planning and occurs when you create interpersonal scripts that overgeneralize the attributes of a group to which others belong.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Identify and give an example of three ways that you can improve your perception skills.
Q6) Give an example of a current event that indicates these issues.
Q7) Your _____ refers to the specific position you hold in a society.
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Chapter 5: Verbal Communication
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Q1) Geographical differences in dialect generally are more pronounced among those with less education compared to those with more education.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Describe the four assumptions of cocultural theory in terms of the relationship between language and power.
Q3) Women and men are generally similar in their verbal communication skills.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Which of the following components is NOT an appropriate "I" statement?
A) "When you criticize my appearance, I feel unloved, and I respond by withdrawing from you."
B) "I think I must be unimportant to you when you arrive late for dinner, so I don't feel like cooking for you."
C) "I feel like you don't want to be here with me, so I am just going to leave."
D) All of the above are "I" statements.
Q5) An American English dialect that some African Americans speak is called _____.
Q6) Define four of the seven functions of language and provide examples of each.
Q7) Provide examples to support your argument.
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Chapter 6: Nonverbal Communication
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Q1) Immediacy refers to the degree of tension one's body displays.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Be sure to include specific examples of behaviors that could be interpreted as prejudicial.
Q3) People exhibit nonverbal behaviors virtually all the time they are conscious.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Which function of nonverbal behavior is she displaying?
A) communicating information
B) regulating interaction
C) expressing and managing intimacy
D) social control
E) service-task functions
Q5) His interviewer's expectations for appropriate _____ behavior are violated.
A) chronemic
B) haptic
C) kinesic
D) proxemic
Q6) _____ are gestures that stand for a specific verbal meaning.
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Chapter 7: Listening and Responding
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Q1) Listening skills may diminish for _____ people.
Q2) Lisa probably has which of the following listening styles?
A) action-oriented
B) content-oriented
C) people-oriented D) time-oriented
Q3) Their disappointment is an example of what part of the four stages of listening?
A) sensing
B) understanding
C) evaluating D) responding
Q4) A _____-oriented listener does not like to go over complex details but prefer ideas presented in a bullet point fashion.
Q5) Which of the following is NOT one of the four stages of listening?
A) sensing B) hearing C) evaluating D) responding
Q6) What are two ethical issues involved with listening? Give examples of both.
Q7) ____________ receive greater socialization for empathic listening.
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Chapter 8: Communicating Across Cultures
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Q1) Young people are least accepting of interracial relationships.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Members of cocultural groups can either assimilate or accommodate; they cannot remain separate.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Discuss and provide examples of the three means by which a person can become a border dweller.
Q4) Kai is a border dweller through _____.
A) travel
B) socialization
C) relationships
D) assimilation
Q5) _____ are beliefs that are so central to a cultural group that they are never questioned.
Q6) Hinduism and Buddhism are _____ religions because of their belief in more than one god.
Q7) People who live between cultures may be referred to as _____.
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Q8) Be sure to discuss more than one manifestation of each value aspect.
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Chapter 9: Communicating in Close Relationships
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Q1) In which of the following ways are close relationships different from casual relationships?
A) People in close relationships see one another as irreplaceable.
B) People in close relationships expect their relationships to endure over time.
C) People in close relationships experience a higher level of intimacy.
D) All of these.
Q2) Describe some of the similarities and differences involved in the maintenance behaviors used by friends versus those in romantic relationships.
Q3) According to uncertainty reduction theory, if we find someone desirable after initial attempts to reduce uncertainty, we are likely to back off and let them pursue us to determine reciprocal interest.
A)True
B)False
Q4) When Luke decides that he wants to end his relationship with his girlfriend, he starts to show the irritation that he feels and to ignore her, which he knows she hates. Luke is practicing _____.
Q5) Claire is using a _____ strategy of friendship termination.
Q6) One factor that influences attraction is _____, which refers to how close you are to others.
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Chapter 10: Small Group Communication
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Q1) _____ describe the shared expectations group members have regarding each individual's communication behavior in the group.
A) Group roles
B) Group styles
C) Task roles
D) Task management
Q2) I think we should begin by looking at last quarter's reports." James is taking on which group role?
A) task
B) relational
C) individual
D) social
Q3) The sequence of task and relational communication in a group is more important than the proportion of task to relational communication.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Did you do these in your last group? Was your group effective or ineffective as a result? What group role did you take? Would you change it? How?
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Chapter 11: Communicating in Organizations
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Q1) The communication function of organizations that is used to accomplish tasks is called
A) assimilation.
B) production.
C) maintenance.
D) innovation.
Q2) The maintenance function of organizations preserves the stability of existing systems.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Globalization can only offer good things to society as we learn more about other organizational cultures.
A)True
B)False
Q4) employees experience workplace bullying at some point during their careers.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Describe the three major functions of organizations and provide at least two examples to illustrate each function.
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Chapter 12: Rhetorical Communication
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Q1) The ability to use emotions to affect an audience's decision making is called _____.
Q2) Logos is also known as A) credibility.
B) emotional appeals.
C) reasoning.
D) none of these.
Q3) An ethical rhetorician is firm in his/her beliefs and does not need to change their mind.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The form of rhetoric that is used in courts and addresses events that happened in the past is called _____ rhetoric.
A) forensic
B) legal
C) judicial
D) deliberative
Q5) An informed consumer of rhetorical discourse who is prepared to analyze rhetorical texts is an) _____.
Q6) Explain how social position impacts those who speak on that issue.
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Chapter 13: Mass Media and Communication
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Q1) The practice of organizing to communicate displeasure with certain media images and messages is called _____.
Q2) Seeking media that confirm one's beliefs and attitudes is called A) uses and gratifications.
B) selective exposure.
C) agenda setting.
D) cultivation theory.
Q3) The ratings of the MPAA have replaced the Hays Code.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Media refers to A) the plural for medium.
B) communication for large audiences.
C) newspapers, TV, magazines.
D) all of these are correct.
Q5) Expressing ethical concerns about media coverage is an example of A) media protest.
B) media activism.
C) media discontent.
D) media resistance.
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Chapter 14: Communication and New Technologies
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Q1) _____ theory suggests that CMC offers a diminished sense of psychological closeness or immediacy because it removes most nonverbal cues.
A) Media richness
B) Uncertainty reduction
C) Social presence
D) Multiphrenic
Q2) Which of the following is a type of information disclosed on social networking sites?
A) name and email address
B) details that could be used to locate
C) photos that may lead to social ostracism
D) all of the above
Q3) The fact that new media usually lacks the other person's gestures, facial expressions, and sighs is indicative of _____.
A) asynchronicity
B) filtering
C) nonverbal deficits
D) none of the above
Q4) Projecting a false identity, also called _____, is possible with CMC.
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