The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force created a media "firestorm" when it
A) said cancer was a political, not scientific, issue
B) proposed mandatory breast cancer screening in high schools
C) suggested reduced screening for breast cancer
D) A and C
E) B and C
Answer: C
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a. social status b. gender c. economic status d. knowledge
Linear models of communication
a. include the concepts of noise and feedback. b. function in only one direction: a source creates a message and sends it through a channel to reach a receiver. c. recognize that we send and receive messages simultaneously. d. illustrate the interrelationships among the key competencies of effective communication. e. represent a lack of noise in the communication process.
Thomas was preparing a speech about the future of Social Security. Which demographic audience
characteristic has the most bearing on the material Thomas should choose for his speech? A) age B) sex C) size D) religion E) heterogeneity
Which of the following is more likely to be true in a low-context than in a high-context
culture? A) People are more likely to be reserved during initial conversations. B) People consider nonverbal cues to be important. C) People need detailed background information. D) People rely on physical context for information.