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1. Research suggests that communicators always agree on the best type of media to use
when sending messages.
A) True
B) False
2. Mediated communication includes only the news media, radio, and television.
A) True
B) False
3. Mediated communication is one-directional and created for public consumption.
A) True
B) False
4. Social media allows users to send messages in real time or across time intervals.
A) True
B) False
5. One difference between mass and social media is that the audience is mostly known in
mass media.
A) True
B) False
6. Text messaging, Facebook, and Skype are all examples of social media.
A) True
B) False
7. One advantage of social media over mass media is that it offers more immediate
feedback.
A) True
B) False
8. CNN, FOX, and the New York Times are all examples of mass media.
A) True
B) False
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9. If you use social media to find information or make reservations you are meeting
instrumental goals of communication.
A) True
B) False
10. E-mails, forum posts, and voice mails are examples of synchronous communication.
A) True
B) False
11. Your public self can be created and maintained through the online posting of photos,
updates, and comments.
A) True
B) False
12. Cue-filtered-mediated communication cannot be as personal as face-to-face interaction.
A) True
B) False
13. If your friend just won the State Debate Tournament and posted it on his Facebook page,
the warranting value would be increased if it also was posted on his school website.
A) True
B) False
14. If you find yourself professing your love to a friend while chatting online, you are likely
experiencing online disinhibition.
A) True
B) False
15. “Shouting,” blunt, or inappropriate online communication are all examples of empathy
deficits.
A) True
B) False
16. If you ignore your girlfriend’s text and then later reply saying “just got your message,”
that is a butler lie.
A) True
B) False
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17. Flaming is a direct outcome of online disinhibition and empathy deficits.
A) True
B) False
18. Hashtag activism allows you to engage with people outside your intimate networks of
family and friends.
A) True
B) False
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