Amelia puts away her cell phone after texting to her friend that she can't text now because she needs to focus on the lecture. Amelia's conscious effort to focus on the speech demonstrates the idea of __________.
A. reference groups
B. selective attention
C. allusions
D. gender roles
Answer: B
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What will be an ideal response?
John was raised in London and Anne was raised in Peru. When they marry, the culture their union might create would be considered a ______ culture.
A. secondary B. second C. primary D. third
Researchers Chaffee and Metzger argued in “The End of Mass Communication” that mass communication theory is better understood today as _______
a) media theory b) interpersonal communication theory c) semiotic theory d) pragmatic communication theory
The authors of your text argue that communication is less about the “whats” and more about the
A. Hows B. Whys C. Whos D. Wheres