Comm Theory Final

Poster presentation include:

Term suggesting that masculine and feminine styles of discourse are best viewed as two distinct cultural dialects.

Theory that suggests people are less likely to express their opinions publicly if they perceive it to be in the minority

Theory: how different roles, comm styles, & problem-solving tactics in a group can provide effective decision-making

Accommodation-seeking strategy used by a communicator to adapt to their surroundings

What theory explains people's needs are gratified through media that they choose to consume?

used when we have categorical data

Agenda setting was created by:

Uses and Gratification theory examines how people use media to satisfy which need?

describe and summarize the data from a research sample

Ways in which people will change their communication behaviors to maintain or increase social distance

Which theory explores how people from different cultures manage interpersonal conflicts & maintain "face" during comm?

calculated by comparing the variance within groups with the variance among groups

What does "face" refer to in face-negotiation theory?

To make certain attributes more salient through selection, emphasis, exclusion, and elaboration.

Which theory says people will change their comm styles & behaviors to maximize or minimize "social distance" with others

measures the extent to which values in a data set vary; the square root of the variance

average of all numbers

According to genderlect, women typically desire ____ while men desire ____.

What does the face-negotiation theory suggest the reason is for engaging in communication strategies?

generalizing data; the normal curve and the central limit theorem

Ways in which people try to change their communication behaviors to decrease social distance

measures the extent to which values in a data set vary 

What causes people to believe their opinion is unpopular, thus keeping them silent?

What sets the frame of a piece of media?

Presenting research in the form of slideware; include charts, infographics, photos, diagrams, text, etc. is known as

"We judge as important what the media judge as important" defines what theory?

Which theory focuses on the importance of the task at hand and how well a group can work together to achieve their goals

How similar or different we are from another person

Strategy used by a communicator that emphasizes the difference between them and another person

Agenda setting refers to how media attempts to shape _____.

middle range value

a simple “2 by 2” table that summarizes the relationship between factors by cross-tabulating the info

What goes into publishing a research paper?

Panel presentations include:

Conference presentations include: