Comm 1050 Chapter 12: Technology and Media in Everyday Life

Many factors exert influence on technology, including human factors and government entities, which is why technology is a ______.

• media event

• social deterrent

• societal affect

• social construction

Nya chats online with her friends and does the same when she sees them in person. Her actions prove the validity of the ______, which states that interactions with people and computers are interchangeable.

• media mission statement

• media equation

• computer equation

• technology equation

Camryn possesses ______ because she is able to use media tools, understand how they work, and assess their performance.

• media knowledge

• media literacy

• technology literacy

• technical knowledge

Several members of the marketing department held a conference call on their cell phones at the same time but in different locations. This method of managing social interactions is known as ______.

• microcoordination

• macrocoordination

• social hangouts

• group calling

______ enable people to send and receive information, but they also help create a sense of belonging and group membership.

• Transmitters

• Television speakers

• Internet phones

• Cell phones

Young people are likely to be upset if their calls are not returned in a short amount of time. Cell phones can positively or negatively affect ______.

• synchronicity

• marital issues

• relationships

• asynchronous communication

Which belief states that technology has an influence on people’s sense of right and wrong, the way they think, and their social framework?

• Communism

• Social determinism

• Technological freedom

• Technological determinism

The social ______ of technology states that technology alone does not influence social makeups and cultural principles, but that people do, as well.

• construction

• sharing

• shaping

• manifestation

Exposure to media may result in people's unrealistic portrayals of relationships and human behavior. When media are used in this manner it is referred to as the ______ impact of media.

• antisocial

• socialization

• mirror

• impersonal

People may deny that it is possible to develop relationships with television personalities and other media characters, but research proves that ______ relationships are as real as physical ones.

• antisocial

• social media

• parasocial

• technology-based