Question: Of the 4 functions in the Functional Perspective, the most important function is:
Answer Choices: A. Goal setting
B. Analysis of the problem
C. Evaluation of positive and negative consequences
D. Identification of alternatives
Answer: C (Evaluation of positive and negative consequences)
Question: According to face negotiation theory, type of culture + type of self construal + type of management strategy a person will choose
Answer Choices: A. face giving
B. mutual face
C. face restoration
D. face maintenance
Answer: C (face restoration)
Question: The idea that violence that we see on the television screen cultivates a social paranoia that counters notions of trustworthy people or safe surroundings is called the
Answer Choices: A. great electronic storyteller
B. resonance
C. mean world syndrome
D. mainstreaming
Answer: C (mean world syndrome)
Question: According to critical theory, the process through which a corporation suppresses potential conflict is called
Answer Choices: A. managerialism
B. consent
C. discursive closure
D. corporate colonization
Answer: C (discursive closure)
Question: According to Standpoint Theory, “situated knowledge” refers to the idea that
Answer Choices: A. what people “know” depends upon which group they are in
B. no one has a perfect view of the way things are, but perspectives of subordinate groups are more complete
C. all of us occupy multiple standpoints
D. because we live in an androcentric society, women’s lives are of less value
Answer: A (what people “know” depends upon which group they are in)
Question: According to Muted Group Theory, one of the clearest indicators of power in a relationship is
Answer Choices: A. who speaks out more in private
B. the division of labor
C. the amount of words men and women use per day
D. who speaks out more in public
Answer: D (who speaks out more in public)
Question: According to face negotiation theory, the concept of face refers to
Answer Choices: the public self image that every member of society wants to claim for himself/herself
all answers are correct
a psychological image that can be granted and lost and fought for and presented as a gift
the projected image of oneself in a relational situation
(Note: The original labeling was a bit unclear, but the assistant’s final was “all answers are correct.”)
Answer: (2) all answers are correct
Question: According to Muted Group Theory, another word for the traditional mainstream mass media controlled by men is:
Answer Choices: A. malestream
B. feminine mystique
C. strong objectivity
D. subversion
Answer: A (malestream)
Question: Perhaps more than any other single entry in the feminist dictionary, this phrase illustrates a major achievement in feminist communication scholarship
Answer Choices: A. sisterhood
B. national organization of women
C. sexual harassment
D. pornographic gaze
Answer: C (sexual harassment)
Question: According to Standpoint Theory, one reason why marginalized people have a “less partial” perspective than those who hold power in society is that those who are marginalized
Answer Choices: A. have little reason to defend the status quo
B. dismiss any relationship between the knower and the known
C. are unfamiliar with the perspectives of those who are in power
D. view truth as value free and accessible to any objective viewer
Answer: A (have little reason to defend the status quo)
Question: _____ refers to the effect on heavy television viewers who have been victims of violent crimes.
Answer Choices: A. resonance
B. mean world syndrome
C. mainstreaming
D. cultivation
Answer: A (resonance)
Question: Muted Group Theory claims that women find ways to communicate outside the dominate public modes of expression by using
Answer Choices: A. a secret made up language
B. encrypted letters
C. back channels
D. the media to get their message out
Answer: C (back channels)
Question: For Marshall McLuhan, the world of meanings we have created through a shared symbol system is called:
Answer Choices: A. media ecology
B. symbolic environment
C. hyperreality
D. hyperreal symbolism
Answer: B (symbolic environment)
Question: According to Face Negotiation Theory, the term that describes an individual using concern for self—trying to preserve autonomy and personal freedom is
Answer Choices: A. face maintenance.
B. mutual face
C. face restoration
D. face giving
Answer: A (face maintenance.)
Question: Muted Group Theory states that
Answer Choices: A. women have strong objectivity, and as a result research should begin with them
B. men and women are from two distinct cultures with distinct dialects
C. language is a man made construction which contributes to the silencing of women
D. as an oppressed group, women do not have the right to speak
Answer: C (language is a man made construction which contributes to the silencing of women)
Question: According to face negotiation theory, self construal is another word for
Answer Choices: A. varying degrees of self image
B. perceived intelligence
C. cultural mindfulness
D. individualistic culture
Answer: A (varying degrees of self image)
Question: According to face negotiation theory, face-giving is a facework strategy that privileges
Answer Choices: A. the maintenance of one’s unique place in life
B. none of the answers are correct
C. concern for others
D. self face
Answer: C (concern for others)