Chapter 13: Technology and Media in Everyday Life
Test Bank
Multiple Choice
1. When it is said that people often use two or more media systems simultaneously, the
chapter refers to this activity as ______.
a. simultaneous media use
b. concurrent media use
c. party media use
d. double-talk
2. It was feared that the introduction of which new technology would rot children’s brains?
a. Video games
b. Radio
c. Comic books
d. Television
3. Self-disclosure on social networking sites online differs from face–to-face (FTF)
self-disclosure because ______.
a. much more self-disclosure happens FTF
b. online self-disclosure happens much more gradually than in FTF interactions
c. online self-disclosure happens much more quickly than in FTF interactions
d. self-disclosure rarely happens online
4. The use of smartphones can shape and affect relationships because ______.
a. giving or denying your smartphone number to someone does not imply relational
boundaries
b. constant connection through smartphone calls implies the relationship is not important
c. smartphones allow people to share experiences even when physically separated
d. smartphones rarely are used for social coordination
5. Midcourse adjustment, one form of microcoordinating social interactions through
smartphones, typically involves ______.
a. adjusting previously scheduled meeting times
b. ignoring previously scheduled meeting times
c. progressively defining when and where to encounter someone through multiple calls
d. changing plans once someone has already set out for the encounter
6. Iterative coordination, one form of microcoordinating social interactions through
smartphones, typically involves ______.
a. adjusting previously scheduled meeting times
b. ignoring previously scheduled meeting times
c. progressively defining when and where to encounter someone through multiple calls or
messages
d. changing plans once someone has already set out for the encounter
7. Softening of schedules, one form of microcoordinating social interactions through
smartphones, typically involves ______.
a. adjusting previously scheduled meeting times
b. ignoring previously scheduled meeting times
c. progressively defining when and where to encounter someone through multiple calls
d. changing plans once someone has already set out for the encounter
8. Which relational need includes enabling people to establish and enact specific
relational roles, expectations, and boundaries through the shared use of technology and
media?
a. Promoting interaction
b. Enacting and evaluating roles
c. Withdrawing from interactions
d. Differentiating relationships
9. Which relational need includes enabling people to distinguish particular relationships
from others through the shared use of technology and media?
a. Withdrawing from interactions
b. Enacting and evaluating roles
c. Differentiating relationships
d. Promoting interaction
10. Which of these technologies is able to allow a person to engage in synchronous
communication?
a. Skype
b. E-mail
c. IM
d. Facebook
11. Face-to–face (FTF) interactions, which happen in real time and do not delay message
sending/receiving, are referred to as being ______.
a. synchronous
b. nonsynchronous
c. asynchronous
d. monosynchronous
12. Text-based online interactions, which can be close to happening in real time but still
have some delay in message sending/receiving, are referred to as being ______.
a. synchronous
b. nonsynchronous
c. asynchronous
d. monosynchronous
17. A compilation of your technology and media preferences (and general use of
technology and media) that informs others about who you are as a person or at least the
person you are trying to project is known as ______.
a. your web address
b. your Facebook page
c. your Twitter account
d. your technology and media profile
1. CHOOSE ALL THAT APPLY. When a new technology is introduced in a society, which
of the following are typical reactions?
a. It is framed as something that will save the world.
b. It is framed as something that is intrusive and threatening.
c. It elicits feelings of concern and anxiety.
d. It tends to be evaluated according to standards and criteria associated with previously
existing technology.
2. CHOOSE ALL THAT APPLY. Which of the following does the chapter include as
relational technologies?
a. iPods
b. Smartphones
c. Twitter
d. Tablets
3. CHOOSE ALL THAT APPLY. How does the selection of ringtones provide meaning to
the construction of identities?
a. They often announce your preferences to others about your choice of music or
selected dialogue.
b. They signal to others that you do not want to draw attention to yourself.
c. They often provide humor.
d. They are based on how a person wants to be perceived by others.
4. CHOOSE ALL THAT APPLY. Smartphones are changing how people communicate
with one another. Which of the following demonstrate the impact of smartphones on
interactions among people?
a. Constant connection and availability
b. Boundaries and closeness
c. Shared experience
d. Social coordination
5. CHOOSE ALL THAT APPLY. What do the authors mean when they say identity
construction on social networking sites tends to be quite strategic?
a. Users put thought into their comments and profiles.
b. Online communication gives people more time to develop their thoughts and actions.
c. People consider whether or not to remain tagged in the photographs of others.
d. People only leave complimentary comments because they don’t want to be judged
negatively.
6. CHOOSE ALL THAT APPLY. Which of the following are cited as consequences of
online communication?
a. Geographically dispersed social networks
b. Feeling more isolated
c. Increased interaction with friends and family
d. A lack of increase in the number of core ties
7. CHOOSE ALL THAT APPLY. Select the positive characteristics of social networking
sites.
a. They offer a list of connections that help make people more real and available.
b. Participation is easy.
c. They normalize the sharing of the mundane.
d. They emphasize that relating is the point.
1. Fears about the impact of technology on communication are unique to today’s
generation.
2. All technologies, regardless of their unique qualities, affect how we interact and relate
with others.
3. People today fear new technology, but that was not the case when the radio and the
television were made available.
4. Generational differences exist in the use of relational technologies.
5. Technological determinism is the belief that technologies determine social structure,
cultural values, and even how we think.
6. According to studies cited in the chapter, young people adopt smartphone technology
based only on the quality of the product.
7. Social construction of technology is the belief that people determine the development
of technology and ultimately determine social structure and cultural value.
8. Social shaping of technology is the belief that people, not technologies, exert influence
on social structure and cultural values.
9. Smartphones position people as being constantly connected and constantly available
to others, even when there is no immediate response to a text or call.
1. Name one of the two terms used for giving or denying someone access to your
smartphone number.
2. Who do the researchers identify as the largest category of Facebook friends?
3. What reason do the authors give for saying it does not matter how much you try to
restrict access to your profile or how many privacy measures you enact on networking
sites?
4. Media preferences have been found to be an even–more important aspect of identity for
social networking site users than “classic” identity markers. Name at least two “classic”
markers.
5. One of the greatest relational consequences of the smartphone encompasses its use
in coordinating physical encounters with others. In fact, smartphones enable people to
synchronize their activities to the point of ______.
6. Appearance is one way in which friends impact the identity construction of users.
Essentially, people with good-looking friends are more likely to be perceived as ______.
7. Although online communication can lead to the creation of new relationships, it tends to
be used more for the maintenance or continuation of ______.
8. The list of connections on a person’s social networking site profile is an important tool in
the construction of ______.
9. There are numerous locations and occasions in which the use of relational technology
may be deemed socially unacceptable. Name the one place in particular that the authors
cite.
Difficulty Level: Medium
Essay
1. Explain why people from different generations assign different meanings to relational
technologies, as well as use them in a different way.
2. Explain what is meant by the socialization impact of media.
3. Explain the concept of parasocial relationships.
4. Explain what is meant when it is said that talk about technology and media affects their
dissemination and influence.
