Liz noticed that several recent movie releases showed stars smoking a particular brand
of cigarettes. As a double major in communication and psychology, Liz knows the power
of those images to influence viewers to mimic the behavior.
For her next speech to her
public speaking class, Liz thinks she might explore whether product placement in movies
should be regulated, especially in light of restrictions long governing the advertising of
certain harmful products. How should Liz proceed?
A) Pursue the topic, since it's meaningful to her and can be made so for her audience
B) Select a different topic since she is obviously biased in her view of the subject
C) Select a less-specialized topic since many of her listeners major in other areas
D) Modify her topic to explore something more meaningful than attending movies
A
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Fill in the blank with correct word
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What will be an ideal response?
Because e-mails are sent and received at different times, they represent an _________________ forms of communication.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
According to the text, Jeffrey Goldstein devoted an entire book to the question of the
appeal of media violence. According to Goldstein, which of the following is TRUE?
a. Violent entertainment is the preferred form of entertainment of most of the viewing audience, most of the time. b. Violent entertainment is not preferred by any segment of the media audience. c. Most viewers appear to prefer comedies and sitcoms to violent entertainment. d. No one really knows why anyone would prefer to watch violent entertainment. e. The theory with the best overall level of empirical support in the literature is the theory of symbolic catharsis.