Suppose we count the number of violent incidents in prime-time television shows and document how this has changed over the year. What kind of research study would that be?
a. Ethnographic research
b. Content analysis
c. Survey research
d. Experimental research
b
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In the _______ stage of relationships, you begin to share each other's social networks
a. intimacy b. contact c. involvement d. repair
Which example best demonstrates the informative strategy of defining?
A. The speaker tells the audience about the events surrounding a political debate on campus. B. The speaker shows the audience how to practice T'ai Chi Ch'uan. C. The speaker clarifies the similarities and differences between censorship and rating systems. D. The speaker clarifies the concept of affirmative action.
Two potential major drawbacks of ________ speeches are that they can come across as excessively prepared, and they do not provide notes to help speakers if they forget their speeches.
A. impromptu B. memorized C. extemporaneous D. scripted
The next step after topic selection is ________
A) ?narrowing the topic to a manageable size. B) ?deciding on a general purpose. C) ?analyzing the audience. D) ?deciding on the desired audience response. E) ?tentatively formulating a central idea.