In contrast to linear inverted-pyramid stories, where information is organized in a straight line from beginning to end, the information in a nonlinear story is arranged in a ______.

A. circle
B. web
C. zig-zag
D. spiral


B. web

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__________ occurs when members of a more politically and economically powerful cultural group do NOT want to have contact with certain cultural groups

A) Separation B) Segregation C) Seclusion D) Marginalization

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“Doorknob disclosures” are best defined as ______.

a. private information that is shared at the door between romantic partners b. notes that physicians leave in the examination room for patients to read c. delayed medical disclosures by patients, only revealed as the physician is leaving the room d. disclosures by physicians about their personal life or health

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The Supreme Court ruled that the First Amendment imposed no limits to government regulation of purely commercial speech ______.

a. in the 1940s b. in the 1960s c. in the 1980s d. after 2005

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Why is the transactional view a more satisfying theory of the communication process than the linear view?

A. It is simpler. B. It better represents how communication happens. C. It demonstrates the most recent theory of the communication process. D. It explains everything about media communication.

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