Question 1

What is another term for the Electronic Tradition?

Accepted Answer

A)  First Media Age 
B)  New Media Tradition 
C)  Second Media Age 
D)  Second Media Tradition 
A)  First Media Age 
B)  New Media Tradition 
C)  Second Media Age 
D)  Second Media Tradition

Question 2

What factor contributes most to individuals' tendency to self-disclose more online than they do face to face?

Accepted Answer

A)  interactivity 
B)  peripheral information 
C)  anonymity 
D)  intimacy 
A)  interactivity 
B)  peripheral information 
C)  anonymity 
D)  intimacy

Question 3

Is it easier for individual to self-disclose in person or through computer-mediated communication? Why or why not? Support your answer with examples from the text.

Accepted Answer

Research shows that it is easier for peo

Question 4

Which of the following qualities describes new media?

Accepted Answer

A)  many speaking to many 
B)  one-way communication 
C)  one speaking to many 
D)  centralized information production 
A)  many speaking to many 
B)  one-way communication 
C)  one speaking to many 
D)  centralized information production

Question 5

Why do Internet users develop a screen name?

Accepted Answer

Internet users devel

Question 6

There are a variety of ways new media are personalized. Describe how this distinct characteristic is displayed in new media.

Accepted Answer

One distinct characteristic that new med

Question 7

Blogging is more common among adult than teenage Internet users.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Describe how Marshall McLuhan's classical medium theory describes the Electronic Age.

Accepted Answer

McLuhan emphasized the importance of med

Question 9

Which characteristic of new media theory explains why our schedules are no longer dictated by broadcast media?

Accepted Answer

A)  always evolving 
B)  personalized 
C)  flexible 
D)  creative 
A)  always evolving 
B)  personalized 
C)  flexible 
D)  creative

Question 10

The ______ is a wearable technology designed as functional and aesthetic enhancements to the physical body.

Accepted Answer

A)  Fitbit 
B)  iPhone 
C)  iPad 
D)  Android 
A)  Fitbit 
B)  iPhone 
C)  iPad 
D)  Android

Question 11

McLuhan (1964) described media as the ______ environment of any communicative act.

Accepted Answer

A)  symbolic 
B)  creative 
C)  interactive 
D)  verbal 
A)  symbolic 
B)  creative 
C)  interactive 
D)  verbal

Question 12

Walter Ong argues that an alphabet must have preceded the Written Tradition.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Explain the democratizing quality of new media.

Accepted Answer

With the invention of the Internet and o

Question 14

What theory, developed by Joseph Walther (1995), explains how CMC and face-to-face communication are both successful in building relationships?

Accepted Answer

social inf

Question 15

Whose work provided the foundation for the study of the impact of new media on the Communication Age?

Accepted Answer

A)  Marshall McLuhan 
B)  Erving Goffman 
C)  Walter Ong 
D)  Joseph Walther 
A)  Marshall McLuhan 
B)  Erving Goffman 
C)  Walter Ong 
D)  Joseph Walther

Question 16

Give an example of a virtual and a nonvirtual real-time scenario.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary, but might list one of

Question 17

Walter Ong (1982) studied the impact of the shift from ______ to ______ on culture and education.

Accepted Answer

A)  primary orality; secondary orality 
B)  the Written Tradition; the Print Tradition 
C)  the First Media Age; the Second Media Age 
D)  orality; literacy 
A)  primary orality; secondary orality 
B)  the Written Tradition; the Print Tradition 
C)  the First Media Age; the Second Media Age 
D)  orality; literacy

Question 18

Which of these is part of the Written Tradition?

Accepted Answer

A)  hieroglyphics 
B)  printed text 
C)  secondary orality 
D)  technology 
A)  hieroglyphics 
B)  printed text 
C)  secondary orality 
D)  technology

Question 19

Which illustrates media's capability to retain individuality?

Accepted Answer

A)  Petra watches network news on television every evening. 
B)  Nadine subscribes to a famous makeup artist's YouTube channel. 
C)  Bert listens to the radio on his tablet. 
D)  Lars reads his local newspaper online. 
A)  Petra watches network news on television every evening. 
B)  Nadine subscribes to a famous makeup artist's YouTube channel. 
C)  Bert listens to the radio on his tablet. 
D)  Lars reads his local newspaper online.

Question 20

Describe warranting theory and give an example of a situation in which it may apply.

Accepted Answer

Warranting theory suggests that when we

What is another term for the Electronic Tradition?

What factor contributes most to individuals' tendency to self-disclose more online than they do face to face?

Is it easier for individual to self-disclose in person or through computer-mediated communication? Why or why not? Support your answer with examples from the text.

Which of the following qualities describes new media?

Why do Internet users develop a screen name?

There are a variety of ways new media are personalized. Describe how this distinct characteristic is displayed in new media.

Blogging is more common among adult than teenage Internet users.

Describe how Marshall McLuhan's classical medium theory describes the Electronic Age.

Which characteristic of new media theory explains why our schedules are no longer dictated by broadcast media?

The ______ is a wearable technology designed as functional and aesthetic enhancements to the physical body.

McLuhan (1964) described media as the ______ environment of any communicative act.

Walter Ong argues that an alphabet must have preceded the Written Tradition.

Explain the democratizing quality of new media.

What theory, developed by Joseph Walther (1995), explains how CMC and face-to-face communication are both successful in building relationships?

Whose work provided the foundation for the study of the impact of new media on the Communication Age?

Give an example of a virtual and a nonvirtual real-time scenario.

Walter Ong (1982) studied the impact of the shift from to on culture and education.

Which of these is part of the Written Tradition?

Which illustrates media's capability to retain individuality?

Describe warranting theory and give an example of a situation in which it may apply.

Communication in the 21st Century

Perception, Self, and Communication

Verbal Communication

Nonverbal Communication

Listening

Communication, Culture, and Diversity

Interpersonal Communication

Small Group and Team Communication

Workplace and Organizational Communication

Selecting Your Topic and Knowing Your Audience

Organizing Your Presentation

Delivering Your Presentations

Informative Presentations

Persuasive Presentations

The Art of Interviews: Understanding the Process, Types of Questions, and Importance of First Impressions

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Exam 10: Communication and New Media

What is another term for the Electronic Tradition?

What factor contributes most to individuals' tendency to self-disclose more online than they do face to face?

Is it easier for individual to self-disclose in person or through computer-mediated communication? Why or why not? Support your answer with examples from the text.

Which of the following qualities describes new media?

Why do Internet users develop a screen name?

There are a variety of ways new media are personalized. Describe how this distinct characteristic is displayed in new media.

Blogging is more common among adult than teenage Internet users.

Describe how Marshall McLuhan's classical medium theory describes the Electronic Age.

Which characteristic of new media theory explains why our schedules are no longer dictated by broadcast media?

The ______ is a wearable technology designed as functional and aesthetic enhancements to the physical body.

McLuhan (1964) described media as the ______ environment of any communicative act.

Walter Ong argues that an alphabet must have preceded the Written Tradition.

Explain the democratizing quality of new media.

What theory, developed by Joseph Walther (1995), explains how CMC and face-to-face communication are both successful in building relationships?

Whose work provided the foundation for the study of the impact of new media on the Communication Age?

Give an example of a virtual and a nonvirtual real-time scenario.

Walter Ong (1982) studied the impact of the shift from ______ to ______ on culture and education.

Which of these is part of the Written Tradition?

Which illustrates media's capability to retain individuality?

Describe warranting theory and give an example of a situation in which it may apply.

Communication in the 21st Century

Perception, Self, and Communication

Verbal Communication

Nonverbal Communication

Listening

Communication, Culture, and Diversity

Interpersonal Communication

Small Group and Team Communication

Workplace and Organizational Communication

Selecting Your Topic and Knowing Your Audience

Organizing Your Presentation

Delivering Your Presentations

Informative Presentations

Persuasive Presentations

The Art of Interviews: Understanding the Process, Types of Questions, and Importance of First Impressions

Filters

Walter Ong (1982) studied the impact of the shift from to on culture and education.