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When a theory is "parsimonious" it is:

Theories that remain relevant pass the "test of time"

When a theory seems to have the right number of concepts in it, we say it has the appropriate:

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Qualitative research is humanistic/interpretivist research

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Humanistic researchers are objective in their perspectives

Determinism is...

Quantitative Research

Diffusion of Innovations Theory

Agenda Setting Theory

Cultivation Theory

Select the ways in which TV forms cultural mainstream

Let's Revisit Cultivation Theory

Which of the following is an area of thinking of the Mean World Syndrome?

Which of the following is an area of thinking of the Mean World Syndrome

Let's Practice Agenda Setting Theory

Can something be "framed" in the media by where it is physically located? (like it's location in the newspaper (p. A7) or in a 30-minute news-hour)

Does Agenda Setting Theory affect voting?

Let's Review DIT

Who are opinion leaders?

Narrative Paradigm

Rhetoric

Cultivation Theory

Which of these are true?

Cultivation theory argues that everyone suffers from the MWS to some degree. What term describes this?

Which of these are true? (choose all that apply)

Diffusion of Innovation Theory

Once critical mass is reached....

The ability to try out an innovation affects its rate of adoption.

If an innovation is complex, it will never diffuse.

An innovation will diffuse faster if it has a relative advantage over whatever we're currently using or doing.

Resistance talk actively discourages adopting an innovation.

Agenda Setting Theory

People who allow the media to set their agenda more than others include...(choose all that apply)

Trump got COVID. This knocked his tax woes off the agenda and put his health on the agenda. That he got COVID was a:

Narrative Paradigm

Narrative paradigm believes we make decisions based on:

If a story has narrative "coherence"... (choose all that apply)

If a story has narrative "fidelity" it means: (choose all that apply)

Elaboration Likelihood Model

In order for someone to process a message centrally some conditions must be present: They must be motivated to do so (what's in it for me? -- ego involvement) They must be able to do so (they must have the ability and time, they can't be distracted) ...or someone must have a high need for cognition (they have a high need to critically think about messages in general)

Cognitive Dissonance

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Hofstede's Cultural Dimensions

Face Negotiation Theory and Politeness Theory

Non-Western Communication Theories

Terms related to African Communication

Terms related to Asian Communication

FNT and PT part 2

Hofstede's Cultural Dimensions pt 2

FNT and PT pt 3

Non-Western pt 2

The notion that time is fluid means

The idea that there is no "me" without "us" is centered in which idea?

Not talking to everyone the same way; having differentiated codes for communication is common in which culture?

In which cultures do we find a great deal of honor in family? choose all that apply

CAT, MGT, and ST

FNT and PT pt 4

Hofstede's Cultural Dimensions pt 3

Communication Privacy Management Theory, Relational Dialectics Theory 1.0 and 2.0

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