An informative message desires certain outcomes such as:
A. Clarification and uncertainty reduction
B. Reinforcement of previously known information
C. Provide new information
D. All of the above
D
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"Sitting and baking in the Arizona sun for too long can make you feel like a shriveled raisin."This statement is an example of _____.
A. a word picture B. alliteration C. redundancy D. audience feedback
Nicole has had a great day: She had a strong interview for an internship in the afternoon and is now on a dinner date with Timothy, a guy she's liked for a long time
She expects to receive a call about the internship as early as this evening, but she doesn't want to appear distracted to Timothy. What advice for using technology would be appropriate for Nicole? a. excuse herself before taking the call b. answer the call on the first ring and end the conversation quickly c. text message the internship director to check on the status d. lay the phone on the table where both she and Timothy can see it
If you hypothetically pose a question or problem to a group of people you admire and then imagine how they would respond to your problem, you are participating in __________.
A. perception checking B. clarification C. ghost-thinking D. description/interpretation
According to the text, which of the following statements best summarizes the findings of
Bushman & Cantor’s study on how movie ratings affect people’s entertainment choices?
a. MPAA ratings have no effect on people’s entertainment choices. © 2016 Cengage Learning®. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part. b. Evaluative ratings that restrict certain members of the audience from seeing a movie tend to attract viewers to the movie, but mere descriptions of movie content that carry no restrictions fail to attract viewers. c. BOTH evaluative ratings and descriptive ratings for movies increase the attractiveness of a movie—a finding that Bushman & Cantor interpreted as strong evidence for the “forbidden fruit effect.” d. BOTH evaluative ratings and descriptive ratings for movies increase the attractiveness of a movie—a finding that Bushman & Cantor noted was NOT particularly consistent with the “forbidden fruit effect.” e. In general, movie ratings are NOT used by potential viewers to guide their curiosity about movie content.