CMC 201 exam 1 Questions and
Answers 2026
SymbolicBInteractionismB-
BAnsweraBtheoreticalBperspectiveBinBwhichBsocietyBisBviewedBasBcomposedBofBsymbolsBthatB
peopleBuseBtoBestablishBmeaning,BdevelopBtheirBviewsBofBtheBworld,BandBcommunicateBwith
BoneBanother.B(Mead)
CoordinatedBManagementBofBMeaningB-BAnswerWhenBweBspeak,BweBco-
constructBsocialBrealitiesBthatBareBshapedBbyBinterpretationsBandBrulesBthatBgovernBwhichBint
erpretationBweBshouldBchoose.B(PearceBandBCronen)
ExpectancyBViolationsBTheoryB-
BAnsweraBtheoryBthatBsuggestsBthatBweBdevelopBrulesBorBexpectationsBforBappropriateBnonve
rbalBbehaviorBandBreactBwhenBthoseBexpectationsBareBviolated.B(Burgoon)
SocialBPenetrationBTheoryB-
BAnsweraBtheoryBthatBproposesBrelationshipsBdevelopBthroughBincreasesBinBself-
disclosureBandBopenness.B(AltmanBandBTaylor)
UncertaintyBReductionBTheoryB-
BAnsweraBtheoryBsuggestingBthatBpeopleBareBmotivatedBtoBreduceBtheirBuncertaintyBaboutBot
hersBwhenBfirstBmeeting.B(Berger)
SocialBInformationBProcessingBTheoryB-
BAnsweraBtheoryBsuggestingBthatBelectronicallyBmediatedBrelationshipsBgrowBonlyBtoBtheBexte
ntBthatBpeopleBgainBinformationBaboutBeachBotherBandBuseBthatBinformationBtoBformBimpres
sions.B(Walther)
WhatBtheoryBdoesBMeadBtalkBabout?B-BAnswerSymbolicBInteractionism
WhatBtheoryBdoesBBergerBcover?B-BAnswerUncertaintyBReductionBtheory
WhatBtheoryBdoesBWaltherBtalkBabout?B-BAnswerSocialBInformationBProcessingBtheory
WhatBtheoryBdoesBBurgoonBcover?B-BAnswerExpectancyBViolationsBtheory
Answers 2026
SymbolicBInteractionismB-
BAnsweraBtheoreticalBperspectiveBinBwhichBsocietyBisBviewedBasBcomposedBofBsymbolsBthatB
peopleBuseBtoBestablishBmeaning,BdevelopBtheirBviewsBofBtheBworld,BandBcommunicateBwith
BoneBanother.B(Mead)
CoordinatedBManagementBofBMeaningB-BAnswerWhenBweBspeak,BweBco-
constructBsocialBrealitiesBthatBareBshapedBbyBinterpretationsBandBrulesBthatBgovernBwhichBint
erpretationBweBshouldBchoose.B(PearceBandBCronen)
ExpectancyBViolationsBTheoryB-
BAnsweraBtheoryBthatBsuggestsBthatBweBdevelopBrulesBorBexpectationsBforBappropriateBnonve
rbalBbehaviorBandBreactBwhenBthoseBexpectationsBareBviolated.B(Burgoon)
SocialBPenetrationBTheoryB-
BAnsweraBtheoryBthatBproposesBrelationshipsBdevelopBthroughBincreasesBinBself-
disclosureBandBopenness.B(AltmanBandBTaylor)
UncertaintyBReductionBTheoryB-
BAnsweraBtheoryBsuggestingBthatBpeopleBareBmotivatedBtoBreduceBtheirBuncertaintyBaboutBot
hersBwhenBfirstBmeeting.B(Berger)
SocialBInformationBProcessingBTheoryB-
BAnsweraBtheoryBsuggestingBthatBelectronicallyBmediatedBrelationshipsBgrowBonlyBtoBtheBexte
ntBthatBpeopleBgainBinformationBaboutBeachBotherBandBuseBthatBinformationBtoBformBimpres
sions.B(Walther)
WhatBtheoryBdoesBMeadBtalkBabout?B-BAnswerSymbolicBInteractionism
WhatBtheoryBdoesBBergerBcover?B-BAnswerUncertaintyBReductionBtheory
WhatBtheoryBdoesBWaltherBtalkBabout?B-BAnswerSocialBInformationBProcessingBtheory
WhatBtheoryBdoesBBurgoonBcover?B-BAnswerExpectancyBViolationsBtheory