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How has Burgoon changed her thinking about "arousal" in Expectancy Violation Theory? - correct answer She said people felt physiologically (heartbeat etc) aroused when their expectations were violated. Lack of evidence. Later, this was changed to the "orienting response" or mental alertness which focuses attention on the violator. Still lack of evidence/research. later becomes side effect rather than central concept. Privacy Management Theory - correct answer - a theory explaining how peo...

Judee Burgoons definition of theory - correct answer a theory is a set of systematic, informed hunches about the way things work Griffins definition of communication - correct answer communication is the relational process of creating and interpreting messages that elicit a response study of communication involves - correct answer PRODUCTION of messages, MESSAGES themselves, EFFECTS of the messages, the MEDIUM of a message Images of theory - correct answer NET to grasp elusive c...

What are narratives according to Walter Fisher? How does Griffin extend it? - correct answer Fisher: Narratives are symbolic actions, words or deeds, that have meaning for those who live/create/interpret them. Griffin: Narration is communication rooted in time and space, also refers to nonverbal bid for a person to believe/act in a certain way What does Fisher mean when he describes Narrative theory as a paradigm shift? - correct answer A shift from scientific/logical communication to ...

Purdue COM 114 Test Out Study Guide Actual Questions and Answers New Year Update 2024 Already Passed 100% What percent of a presentation does the Intro make up? - Answer ️️ -10% What percent of a presentation does the Body make up? - Answer ️️ -85% What percent of a presentation does the Conclusion make up? - Answer ️️ -5% What should be included in the Intro? - Answer ️️ -capture attention of the audience, establish credibility, relate material to audience, announce topic,...

How has Burgoon changed her thinking about "arousal" in Expectancy Violation Theory? - correct answer She said people felt aroused when their expectations were violated. Later, this was changed to the "orienting response" or mental alertness which focuses attention on the violator. Now she views it as a link between EV and communication outcome. Concept of arousal is central to the theory, later becomes side effect rather than central concept. After her work on EVT, what was Burgoon trying...

What percent of a presentation does the Intro make up? - 10% What percent of a presentation does the Body make up? - 85% What percent of a presentation does the Conclusion make up? - 5% What should be included in the Intro? - capture attention of the audience, establish credibility, relate material to audience, announce topic, preview main points What should be included in the Body? - supporting evidence and research What should be included in the Conclusion? - restate thesis and main poin...

What communication MEDIUM is the theory of media cultivation primarily focused on? - correct answer Television Be able to identify and distinguish the THREE major parts of media cultivation theory - correct answer 1) Institutional process analysis 2) Message system analysis 3)Cultivation analysis What research method(s) are typically employed by media cultivation researchers and which method is avoided? Why? - correct answer Uses: cultivation analyses Avoids: Doesn't use experimen...

Purdue COM 114 Test Out Study Guide Actual Questions and Answers New Year Update 2024 Already Passed 100% What percent of a presentation does the Intro make up? 10% What percent of a presentation does the Body make up? 85% What percent of a presentation does the Conclusion make up? 5% What should be included in the Intro? capture attention of the audience, establish credibility, relate material to audience, announce topic, preview main points What should be included in the Body? su...

task function (GDM) - correct answer people in your group keeping you on track. willing to sacrifice the relationship to successfully accomplish the task. relationship function (GDM) - correct answer more oriented in terms of keeping harmony in the group. The four functions of effective group decision-making - correct answer Analysis of problem Goal setting Identification of alternatives (routes of success) Evolution of the positives and negatives --Eventually lead to a wise de...