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1
The early computer-mediated communication theory called ________suggested text-based messages deprive CMC users of the personal feeling associated with face-to-face interactions.
A)social presence theory
B)media richness theory
C)social penetration theory
D)social information processing theory
2
The early computer-mediated communication theory called _________ suggested people will become more self-absorbed and less inhibited because CMC lacks clarity about interaction norms.
A)social presence theory
B)media richness theory
C)social penetration theory
D)lack of social cues theory
3
The early computer-mediated communication theory called _________ focused on classifying each medium according to the complexity of the messages it handles efficiently.
A)social presence theory
B)media richness theory
C)social penetration theory
D)lack of social cues theory
4
The practice of flaming, using hostile language online that creates a negative climate for relational interaction and growth, is associated with the
A)social presence theory.
B)media richness theory.
C)social penetration theory.
D)lack of social cues theory.
5
Which of the following statements does Walther use as part of the rationale for social information processing theory?
A)Touch and tone of voice are not as important in relationship development as most people think they are.
B)CMC users can create fully formed impressions of others based on the linguistic content of computer-mediated messages.
C)People become less concerned with their own impressions because they likely won't meet the person they talk to online anyway.
D)None of the above is correct.
6
Based on Walther's discussion about the exchange of information in a CMC format,
A)impressions are formed at a much slower rate because information exchange is slower.
B)relationships that are developed through CMC are as likely to be strong and lasting as are those offline.
C)people will learn to adapt to the format of CMC and create fully-formed impressions of others.
D)All the above are correct.
7
In the research process, people who seem to be naïve subjects but are actually secretly cooperating with the experimenter are called
A)experts
B)decoys.
C)confederates.
D)None of the above is correct.
8
Walther's study about the usefulness of his theory found
A)that regardless of the medium, positive affinity was successfully communicated by people who made an attempt to be nice.
B)that regardless of the medium, negativity was clearly communicated by people who tried to be mean.
C)that the emotional tone communicated could be identified just as well through computer-mediated encounters as in face-to-face encounters
D)All the above are correct.
9
According to Walther's study, warmth was communicated in CMC interactions through
A)self-disclosure.
B)praise.
C)explicit statements of affection.
D)All the above are correct.
10
Walther's findings demonstrate that indirect disagreement in CMC conversations are linked to
A)perceptions that one person would escalate the conversation to a character attack through "flaming" messages.
B)perceptions of friendliness.
C)perceptions that the other person was in love with them.
D)perceptions of dislike toward the other person.
11
Walther labeled CMC relationships that were more intimate than the relationships would be if partners were physically together as
A)selective self-preservation.
B)overattribution of similarity.
C)hyperpersonal.
D)All the above are correct.
12
Walther concluded that any message spoken in person will take at least ________ to say through CMC.
A)the same amount of time
B)twice as long
C)four times as long
D)ten times as long
13
When Walther compared 10 minutes of face-to-face conversation with 40 minutes of CMC, what did he find?
A)no difference in partner affinity
B)much greater feelings of affinity in face-to-face conversations
C)much greater feelings of affinity in CMC
D)findings were dependent on the couple involved
14
The tendency for a person's expectation of others to evoke a response from them that confirms what he or she anticipated is called
A)impression formation.
B)self-fulfilling prophecy.
C)selective self-presentation.
D)None of the above is correct.
15
Social identity-deindividuation theory states that
A)CMC relationships are always more intimate than partners who are physically together.
B)online relationships often stem from involvement in a narrowly defined cause that can lead to a false sense of similarity between communicators.
C)asynchronous communication can be of value in developing relationships because people have more control over the time the return messages.
D)All the above are correct.





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