Regina is well known as an expert on environmental policy. Thus, when she begins her presentation, listeners already have a high opinion of her abilities. Regina has __________ credibility.

Cultivation in media studies refers to “a cumulative process by which media foster beliefs about social reality.”

Stacie was working for a newspaper and wanted to cover a story. She went to her editor with the idea and he responded that this was not a very important issue. The editor was engaging in __________.

Cognitive, emotional, and imagery involvement in a narrative is called:

Ease of manipulation is one of the “three characteristics of digitization”?

Which of the following is part of the generally agreed-upon definition of entertainment?

In speeches organized around a chronological pattern, the main points are structured around their physical relationship with one another, for example, their geographical relationship to one another.

In the advertising part of the media effects lecture, we learned that research demonstrates product placement ads are ineffective.

Power in group communication settings is defined as “the ability to influence others.”

In the digital world, interconnection of information and communication technologies is known as __________.