CMC EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
LATEST UPDATE ALREADY GRADED A+
3 types of social media cues - correct answer- Self-
generated:
Cues provided by the profile owner, content that the profile
owner has created and has full control over
Any type of content that says who you are
Friends-generated (aka others-generated):
Sources of info that are attached to your profile by someone else
If someone writes something on your wall, tags you in a photo,
etc.
It doesn't come from you, you have no control over this content
System-generated:
Automatically developed by the computer system
How many friends you have, how long you've been on the social
networking site, etc.
Any type of automated information that you don't have control
over
,4 elements that shape our experience when communicating via
CMC - correct answer- 1. anonymity (being anonymous)
2. presence (feeling a sense of presence within the
communication medium)
3. mobility (cell phones are mobile, we bring them everywhere)
4. asynchronicity (lack of real time communication)
4 factors that make cmc competence distinct from ftf
communication competence - correct answer- Lack of
nonverbals
Time and distance
Lack of presence
Hyperpersonal model (we can be more strategic and craft our
messages easier via CMC)
,6 factors that shape self disclosure via CMC - correct answer-
audience (In FTFC you know who you're speaking to, but online,
you don't always know who you're disclosing to)
recordability (Whenever we send a text, make a post, etc., we
are being recorded, can cause us to approach self disclosure
differently)
persistence (Everything online never goes away)
easily shared (Transferred from one person to the next)
anonymity (For some of us, it's easier to self disclose online if we
are anonymous, ie. asking a question you deem as dumb on
reddit)
website features (Encouraged to share and express ourselves
online, social networking platforms are developed in mind that
you are going to be disclosing and expressing yourself)
a competent communicator is... (6) - correct answer- - Clear
(intentions are known)
, - Provides satisfaction (communicators obtain fulfillment)
- Efficient (time, effort, complexity, resources)
- Effective (goal accomplished)
- Easily adapts to the situation
- Ethical (empowers and respects)
adaptive theories (3) and what they believe - correct answer-
hyperpersonal model
SIP theory
SIDE theory
These theories discuss how we can adapt to CMC and use its
features to our advantage
anonymity can be positive or negative - correct answer-
positive: Privacy, freedom, self-disclosure, catharsis, it's a right,
etc.
negative: Deindividuation, lack of accountability
Can lead to trolling, flaming, harassment, and technocrime
LATEST UPDATE ALREADY GRADED A+
3 types of social media cues - correct answer- Self-
generated:
Cues provided by the profile owner, content that the profile
owner has created and has full control over
Any type of content that says who you are
Friends-generated (aka others-generated):
Sources of info that are attached to your profile by someone else
If someone writes something on your wall, tags you in a photo,
etc.
It doesn't come from you, you have no control over this content
System-generated:
Automatically developed by the computer system
How many friends you have, how long you've been on the social
networking site, etc.
Any type of automated information that you don't have control
over
,4 elements that shape our experience when communicating via
CMC - correct answer- 1. anonymity (being anonymous)
2. presence (feeling a sense of presence within the
communication medium)
3. mobility (cell phones are mobile, we bring them everywhere)
4. asynchronicity (lack of real time communication)
4 factors that make cmc competence distinct from ftf
communication competence - correct answer- Lack of
nonverbals
Time and distance
Lack of presence
Hyperpersonal model (we can be more strategic and craft our
messages easier via CMC)
,6 factors that shape self disclosure via CMC - correct answer-
audience (In FTFC you know who you're speaking to, but online,
you don't always know who you're disclosing to)
recordability (Whenever we send a text, make a post, etc., we
are being recorded, can cause us to approach self disclosure
differently)
persistence (Everything online never goes away)
easily shared (Transferred from one person to the next)
anonymity (For some of us, it's easier to self disclose online if we
are anonymous, ie. asking a question you deem as dumb on
reddit)
website features (Encouraged to share and express ourselves
online, social networking platforms are developed in mind that
you are going to be disclosing and expressing yourself)
a competent communicator is... (6) - correct answer- - Clear
(intentions are known)
, - Provides satisfaction (communicators obtain fulfillment)
- Efficient (time, effort, complexity, resources)
- Effective (goal accomplished)
- Easily adapts to the situation
- Ethical (empowers and respects)
adaptive theories (3) and what they believe - correct answer-
hyperpersonal model
SIP theory
SIDE theory
These theories discuss how we can adapt to CMC and use its
features to our advantage
anonymity can be positive or negative - correct answer-
positive: Privacy, freedom, self-disclosure, catharsis, it's a right,
etc.
negative: Deindividuation, lack of accountability
Can lead to trolling, flaming, harassment, and technocrime
