Matthew, Rachelle, and Lisa are in the Communication Club and have to work on a theme for the upcoming club information day. They decide to at first let their imaginations go wild and to withhold any criticism at even seemingly bizarre ideas. These three appear to be acting as a(n) __________.

Which of the following is NOT a core component of persuasion?

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.