Question 1

You post that you are the best personal trainer on Facebook. People Google your name and learn that you are an accomplished and certified trainer with years of experience. As a result, your online face has

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High warranting value refers to information that is more resistant to manipulation by the person it is about, thus considered more credible. In this case, the information found on Google about your accomplishments and certifications as a trainer, which supports your claim on Facebook, has high warranting value because it is verifiable and less likely to be fabricated by you.

Question 2

Which of these refers to mediated messages that are perceived as disturbing or threatening?

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Question 3

CNN, Fox News, and the New York Times are all examples of social media.

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CNN, Fox News, and the New York Times are examples of news organizations or media outlets, not social media platforms.

Question 4

Email is an example of

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Email is considered asynchronous communication because it does not require both the sender and receiver to be engaged in the exchange at the same time. Messages can be sent and received at the convenience of each party.

Question 5

Which term refers to messages that are false or intentionally misleading?

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Digital deception refers to messages that are false or intentionally misleading, often used in the context of online communication.

Question 6

Aria updates her Facebook page to indicate her relational status as single. Sid asks her out only later to learn that she is married. Sid is experiencing what mediated communication problem?

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Question 7

Engaging in lies to avoid conversation, to prevent embarrassment, or to be polite is known as

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Butler lies are small lies or digital fabrications used in communication to avoid conversation, prevent embarrassment, or to be polite. They are often used to manage social availability or to exit conversations gracefully without offending the other party.

Question 8

Which of these maintains that you compensate for the lack of nonverbal feedback online by taking extra care in choosing your words?

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Social information processing theory suggests that individuals adapt to the lack of nonverbal cues in online communication by taking extra care in how they compose their messages, using language and textual cues to convey emotion and establish intimacy over time.

Question 9

Which of these explains why mediated communication so often causes misunderstanding and misinterpretation?

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The cues-filtered-out model explains that mediated communication lacks nonverbal cues, which can lead to misunderstandings and misinterpretations.

Question 10

Tabitha expresses her opinion in a comment on an article in her Facebook news feed. In response, someone she does not know personally calls her a vile and insulting name. What is occurring here?

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Question 11

Which is a characteristic of mass media?

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Mass media is characterized by one-way communication, where the audience is mostly unknown to the sender, and the source (or sender) is the provider of content. This encompasses traditional forms of media like television, radio, and newspapers, where content is disseminated to a large audience without direct feedback or interaction from the audience.

Question 12

Sending asynchronous messages about sensitive topics may be seen as insensitive or incompetent.

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Asynchronous messages lack the immediate feedback and emotional context that synchronous communication provides, making it easier for sensitive topics to be misinterpreted or perceived as lacking empathy or competence.

Question 13

When creating a profile on a social media site, what must you consider?

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When creating a social media profile, you are essentially creating an online persona or "face" that represents you to others.

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT true about flaming?

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Flaming is characterized by hostile and aggressive online communication, where individuals say things they might not say in person, often fueled by online disinhibition and sometimes linked to empathy deficits. However, it is not necessarily part of a persistent pattern; it can occur as isolated incidents.

Question 15

Which of these allows messages to be directly sent and received between communicators in real time or across time intervals to manage their relationships?

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Social media allows messages to be directly sent and received between communicators in real time or across time intervals to manage their relationships.

Question 16

Why are you less likely to feel empathy when using mediated communication?

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Nonverbal feedback, such as facial expressions and body language, is less immediate in mediated communication compared to face-to-face interactions. This can make it harder to interpret others' emotions and, as a result, may reduce the likelihood of feeling empathy.

Question 17

Posting mediated messages that are perceived by a recipient as threatening or disturbing is called

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Question 18

In what type of communication are participants separated by a technological device?

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Mediated communication involves the use of a technological device to convey messages between participants, separating them physically but allowing them to communicate.

Question 19

Which of the following is NOT one of the "three Ps" of mediated communication?

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The "three Ps" of mediated communication are Powerful, Public, and Permanent. "Principled" is not one of them.

Question 20

If you ignore your girlfriend's text and then later reply saying "just got your message,"
you are telling a butler lie.

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A "butler lie" is a term used to describe small, polite lies that people tell to avoid social discomfort or to manage social interactions more smoothly, such as pretending not to have seen a message until later.

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