CMN 10V EXAM 2 STUDY GUIDE
QUESTIONS COMPLETE WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
[Thompson/Facebook]
\Q\.What happened earlier this decade re: Facebook and Google, concerning the
sending of traffic to websites? - ANSWERS✔-facebook and google's went up,
especially facebook 3.5x more than google
\Q\.What are "evergreen" stories? - ANSWERS✔-articles about lifestyle, diets,
millenials, happiness, etc.
\Q\.What does the article conclude about news vs. entertainment in the BuzzFeed
top 20 most viral stories? - ANSWERS✔-only a few are news and rest are
entertainment, people don't look at news that much but want to see stuff
thatremind themselves about their own lives
\Q\.The last page of the article makes the point that what's happening now is not
new. Specifically, what is the author's claim? - ANSWERS✔-ppl gather info but
forget about the sources, questions the credibility and accuracy of info
,\Q\.What does the author site as a "key difference between the old forms of news
and entertainment and Facebook? - ANSWERS✔-our news feed is entirely our
creation
\Q\.[Curry/Washington Post]
What are the 3 main claims of the article (the 3 suggestions for using social
media)?
Re: Claim #1:
—How did people ages 18-29 differ from those 30-49 in their thoughts about
political campaign news?
—How are older Americans different? - ANSWERS✔-more and more ppl rely on
social media for news and info, 18-29 said that social media was the most helpful
source of info about the presidential campaign
30-49 said cable tv, news websites, and then social media was third
older americans prefer television and traditional media outlets
\Q\.Re: Claim #2:
—What does the article suggest about the relationship of news via social media
and voter turnout?
, —What does the article suggest about social pressure via social media and voting?
- ANSWERS✔-despite its growing popularity, social media's influence on political
participation remains unclear
still depend on tradition factors
\Q\.Re: Claim #3:
—What is the point here about voters' knowledge of sources of political
information? - ANSWERS✔-gathering political info via social media brings an
increased risk of digesting info from questionable sources
could be false info
\Q\.Lesson 11) Gender & Communication/Hyde article
Read the abstract carefully a couple of times--it contains the essence of the
article. - ANSWERS✔-- While society mainly believes that males/females are vastly
different psychologically the author takes a different view
o Author believes in gender similarities hypothesis, and results from meta-
analyses support this.
o Gender differences can vary substantially at different ages and depend on
context, but this overinflated claim of gender differences has substantial costs in
workplace/relationships
\Q\.What is the gender similarities hypothesis? - ANSWERS✔-- It holds that males
and females are similar on most, but not all, psychological variables.
QUESTIONS COMPLETE WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
[Thompson/Facebook]
\Q\.What happened earlier this decade re: Facebook and Google, concerning the
sending of traffic to websites? - ANSWERS✔-facebook and google's went up,
especially facebook 3.5x more than google
\Q\.What are "evergreen" stories? - ANSWERS✔-articles about lifestyle, diets,
millenials, happiness, etc.
\Q\.What does the article conclude about news vs. entertainment in the BuzzFeed
top 20 most viral stories? - ANSWERS✔-only a few are news and rest are
entertainment, people don't look at news that much but want to see stuff
thatremind themselves about their own lives
\Q\.The last page of the article makes the point that what's happening now is not
new. Specifically, what is the author's claim? - ANSWERS✔-ppl gather info but
forget about the sources, questions the credibility and accuracy of info
,\Q\.What does the author site as a "key difference between the old forms of news
and entertainment and Facebook? - ANSWERS✔-our news feed is entirely our
creation
\Q\.[Curry/Washington Post]
What are the 3 main claims of the article (the 3 suggestions for using social
media)?
Re: Claim #1:
—How did people ages 18-29 differ from those 30-49 in their thoughts about
political campaign news?
—How are older Americans different? - ANSWERS✔-more and more ppl rely on
social media for news and info, 18-29 said that social media was the most helpful
source of info about the presidential campaign
30-49 said cable tv, news websites, and then social media was third
older americans prefer television and traditional media outlets
\Q\.Re: Claim #2:
—What does the article suggest about the relationship of news via social media
and voter turnout?
, —What does the article suggest about social pressure via social media and voting?
- ANSWERS✔-despite its growing popularity, social media's influence on political
participation remains unclear
still depend on tradition factors
\Q\.Re: Claim #3:
—What is the point here about voters' knowledge of sources of political
information? - ANSWERS✔-gathering political info via social media brings an
increased risk of digesting info from questionable sources
could be false info
\Q\.Lesson 11) Gender & Communication/Hyde article
Read the abstract carefully a couple of times--it contains the essence of the
article. - ANSWERS✔-- While society mainly believes that males/females are vastly
different psychologically the author takes a different view
o Author believes in gender similarities hypothesis, and results from meta-
analyses support this.
o Gender differences can vary substantially at different ages and depend on
context, but this overinflated claim of gender differences has substantial costs in
workplace/relationships
\Q\.What is the gender similarities hypothesis? - ANSWERS✔-- It holds that males
and females are similar on most, but not all, psychological variables.
