CMC Exam 1 with Complete Solutions
define CMC - Correct Answers-computer mediated communication
Communication within a technological medium through which individuals can construct
meaning
There has to be an interaction, interpersonal communication through technology
cmc characteristics (6) - Correct Answers-digital, editability, richness, persistence,
replicability, visibility/openness
how cmc shapes our perception of time: theory of media synchronicity (3) - Correct
Answers-transmission velocity, reprocessability, rehearsability
transmission velocity - Correct Answers-Describes the delivery speed of which a
message is sent to a receiver
Quicker velocity = more synchronicity
rehearsability - Correct Answers-You have time to craft a message before you send it
You also have time to make sense of a message before you respond
reprocessability - Correct Answers-Our ability to archive messages and look back at
them at any time
how cmc shapes our perception of time: 3 elements that are a result of our reliance on
technology - Correct Answers-temporal expansion, temporal compression, various
levels of synchronicity
temporal expansion - Correct Answers-There are no boundaries separating our
communication environments
Ie. you bring your personal cell phone to work, you also answer a work call while you
are at home
temporal compression - Correct Answers-Attempting to gather as much information or
send as many messages as possible in a certain unit of time
various levels of synchronicity - Correct Answers-Real time versus delays
hyperpersonal model and 3 factors - Correct Answers-(He's perfect!)
CMC interactions may lead to levels of intimacy and social orientation exceeding those
of term-0FtF interactions in parallel social contexts
Suggests that CMC can become hyperpersonal because it affords message senders a
host of communicative advantages over traditional FTF interaction
, Compared to ordinary FtF situations, a hyperpersonal message sender has a greater
ability to strategically develop and edit self-presentation, enabling a selective and
optimized presentation of one's self to others
3 factors: idealization, selective self-presentation, channel effects
social information processing theory (SIP) - Correct Answers-(It's only a matter of time)
This argues the exact opposite of the cues filtered out theories by stating that CMC
does not hinder our ability to successfully communicate
This theory explains how people get to know one another online, without nonverbal
cues, and how they develop and manage internet relationships in the computer-
mediated environment
If anything, it can be seen as better than face to face communication because we can
be in constant communication and send more messages than we would by only meeting
in person
It just takes more time (We will self disclose online, just as equal if not as much as face
to face, we just need more time to become more comfortable with the person we are
interacting with or our audience)
SIDE theory - Correct Answers-- (I just lose myself)
- Social Identification Model of Deindividuation Effects
- People often identify on the basis of common group membership, or ingroup and
outgroup identifications, and certain contextual factors encourage or discourage these
forms of identification
- SIDE theorists argue that the process of CMC interaction often facilitates group
identification
- Suggests that the self is a complex interaction of the personal and social identity
Article J: Le Febvre et al. (2019)
what did this study want to know? - Correct Answers-1. How is ghosting conceptualized
by EAs? (emerging adults)
2. How and why do EA initiators enact ghosting?
3. How do EA non-initiators observe the ghosting?
Article J: Le Febvre et al. (2019)
what are the indirect disengagement strategies? - Correct Answers-Ghosting:
unilaterally ceasing communication (temporarily or permanently) in an effort to withdraw
access to individual(s) prompting relationship dissolution (suddenly or gradually)
commonly enacted via one or multiple technological medium(s)
what are the 3 "cues-filtered-out theories" and what do they believe? - Correct Answers-
these theories believe that CMC lacks the amount of cues that FTF communication has,
which leads to impersonal communication
1. social presence theory
2. lack of social context hypothesis
3. media richness theory
define CMC - Correct Answers-computer mediated communication
Communication within a technological medium through which individuals can construct
meaning
There has to be an interaction, interpersonal communication through technology
cmc characteristics (6) - Correct Answers-digital, editability, richness, persistence,
replicability, visibility/openness
how cmc shapes our perception of time: theory of media synchronicity (3) - Correct
Answers-transmission velocity, reprocessability, rehearsability
transmission velocity - Correct Answers-Describes the delivery speed of which a
message is sent to a receiver
Quicker velocity = more synchronicity
rehearsability - Correct Answers-You have time to craft a message before you send it
You also have time to make sense of a message before you respond
reprocessability - Correct Answers-Our ability to archive messages and look back at
them at any time
how cmc shapes our perception of time: 3 elements that are a result of our reliance on
technology - Correct Answers-temporal expansion, temporal compression, various
levels of synchronicity
temporal expansion - Correct Answers-There are no boundaries separating our
communication environments
Ie. you bring your personal cell phone to work, you also answer a work call while you
are at home
temporal compression - Correct Answers-Attempting to gather as much information or
send as many messages as possible in a certain unit of time
various levels of synchronicity - Correct Answers-Real time versus delays
hyperpersonal model and 3 factors - Correct Answers-(He's perfect!)
CMC interactions may lead to levels of intimacy and social orientation exceeding those
of term-0FtF interactions in parallel social contexts
Suggests that CMC can become hyperpersonal because it affords message senders a
host of communicative advantages over traditional FTF interaction
, Compared to ordinary FtF situations, a hyperpersonal message sender has a greater
ability to strategically develop and edit self-presentation, enabling a selective and
optimized presentation of one's self to others
3 factors: idealization, selective self-presentation, channel effects
social information processing theory (SIP) - Correct Answers-(It's only a matter of time)
This argues the exact opposite of the cues filtered out theories by stating that CMC
does not hinder our ability to successfully communicate
This theory explains how people get to know one another online, without nonverbal
cues, and how they develop and manage internet relationships in the computer-
mediated environment
If anything, it can be seen as better than face to face communication because we can
be in constant communication and send more messages than we would by only meeting
in person
It just takes more time (We will self disclose online, just as equal if not as much as face
to face, we just need more time to become more comfortable with the person we are
interacting with or our audience)
SIDE theory - Correct Answers-- (I just lose myself)
- Social Identification Model of Deindividuation Effects
- People often identify on the basis of common group membership, or ingroup and
outgroup identifications, and certain contextual factors encourage or discourage these
forms of identification
- SIDE theorists argue that the process of CMC interaction often facilitates group
identification
- Suggests that the self is a complex interaction of the personal and social identity
Article J: Le Febvre et al. (2019)
what did this study want to know? - Correct Answers-1. How is ghosting conceptualized
by EAs? (emerging adults)
2. How and why do EA initiators enact ghosting?
3. How do EA non-initiators observe the ghosting?
Article J: Le Febvre et al. (2019)
what are the indirect disengagement strategies? - Correct Answers-Ghosting:
unilaterally ceasing communication (temporarily or permanently) in an effort to withdraw
access to individual(s) prompting relationship dissolution (suddenly or gradually)
commonly enacted via one or multiple technological medium(s)
what are the 3 "cues-filtered-out theories" and what do they believe? - Correct Answers-
these theories believe that CMC lacks the amount of cues that FTF communication has,
which leads to impersonal communication
1. social presence theory
2. lack of social context hypothesis
3. media richness theory
