Comm 214 Electronic Media Exam
questions n answers graded A+ updated
Payola - correct answer ✔✔record companies give bribes to DJs to get their records played.
Which statement best describes symptomatic technology? - correct answer ✔✔"technology
significance lies in its uses"
Paramount Decision - correct answer ✔✔Decision by courts that resulted in movie studios
giving up theater business.
Which statement best describes technological determinism? - correct answer ✔✔"Technology is
in effect accidental"
Which describes the era of television that lasted from 1948-1975? - correct answer ✔✔Network
television
When did blues music originate? - correct answer ✔✔The end of slavery
What is broadcasting? - correct answer ✔✔Transmission from one point to multiple receivers.
The precursor to which network introduced ads to radio? - correct answer ✔✔NBC
Which of these did NOT contribute to the development of rock and roll? - correct answer
✔✔Adherence to tradition
, What time was considered "prime time" tv? - correct answer ✔✔7:00pm-11:00pm
What social issue was a major concern in media narratives about families in the 1950s? - correct
answer ✔✔Juvenile delinquency
What is the abbreviated term for the anxiety of being left out that Samuel argues is part of what
drives binge watching? - correct answer ✔✔FOMO
According to Samuel, what technological innovation first disrupted television's flow? - correct
answer ✔✔DVD
Which media effects model was a concern in the early days of television? - correct answer
✔✔Hypodermic Needle
According to Spiegel, what was the perceived benefit of television for the family? - correct
answer ✔✔Creating unity by bringing the entire family together.
What change in family structure coincided with the widespread introduction of television? -
correct answer ✔✔The end of WWII and the creation of suburbs
Streaming services have successfully recreated the "flow" of broadcast television - correct
answer ✔✔False
What are the consensus narratives? - correct answer ✔✔Popular culture products that provide
us with shared experiences
According to Samuel which is NOT one of the three viewing patterns that contemporary
television viewers may use? - correct answer ✔✔Week by week binging
questions n answers graded A+ updated
Payola - correct answer ✔✔record companies give bribes to DJs to get their records played.
Which statement best describes symptomatic technology? - correct answer ✔✔"technology
significance lies in its uses"
Paramount Decision - correct answer ✔✔Decision by courts that resulted in movie studios
giving up theater business.
Which statement best describes technological determinism? - correct answer ✔✔"Technology is
in effect accidental"
Which describes the era of television that lasted from 1948-1975? - correct answer ✔✔Network
television
When did blues music originate? - correct answer ✔✔The end of slavery
What is broadcasting? - correct answer ✔✔Transmission from one point to multiple receivers.
The precursor to which network introduced ads to radio? - correct answer ✔✔NBC
Which of these did NOT contribute to the development of rock and roll? - correct answer
✔✔Adherence to tradition
, What time was considered "prime time" tv? - correct answer ✔✔7:00pm-11:00pm
What social issue was a major concern in media narratives about families in the 1950s? - correct
answer ✔✔Juvenile delinquency
What is the abbreviated term for the anxiety of being left out that Samuel argues is part of what
drives binge watching? - correct answer ✔✔FOMO
According to Samuel, what technological innovation first disrupted television's flow? - correct
answer ✔✔DVD
Which media effects model was a concern in the early days of television? - correct answer
✔✔Hypodermic Needle
According to Spiegel, what was the perceived benefit of television for the family? - correct
answer ✔✔Creating unity by bringing the entire family together.
What change in family structure coincided with the widespread introduction of television? -
correct answer ✔✔The end of WWII and the creation of suburbs
Streaming services have successfully recreated the "flow" of broadcast television - correct
answer ✔✔False
What are the consensus narratives? - correct answer ✔✔Popular culture products that provide
us with shared experiences
According to Samuel which is NOT one of the three viewing patterns that contemporary
television viewers may use? - correct answer ✔✔Week by week binging
