List each of the five steps in Monroe's motivated sequence. Give a brief description of the function of each step

What will be an ideal response?


The five steps in Monroe's motivated sequence are: (1) Attention: Create interest and desire; (2) Need: Develop the problem by analyzing wrongs in the world and by relating them to the individual's interests, wants, and desires; (3) Satisfaction: Propose a plan of action that will alleviate the problem and satisfy the individual's interests, wants, or desires; (4) Visualization: Depict the world as it will look if the plan is put into action; (5) Action: Call for personal commitments and deeds.

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Media effects on attitudes:

a. are stronger at the specific level than at the general level b. are related to beliefs because beliefs are standards c. are always unintentional d. are called belief-type attitudes

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Ashok is interested in studying the ways different language groups in the Voice of America (VOA) produce their news. He spends a year in the VOA making observations, interviewing personnel, and analyzing newscasts. Which of the following methods best describes this research?

a. Content analysis b. Focus group c. Macro-ethnography d. Micro-ethnography

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