Theories of Communication

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Which theory describes that all forms of communications are under the control of the governing authorities?

  • Agenda-setting Theory
  • Social Responsibility
  • Authoritarian Theory (correct)
  • Libertarian Theory

According to the Libertarian Theory, what leads people to find out what is good and bad?

  • Their rational thoughts (correct)
  • Their media exposure
  • Their emotions
  • Their social responsibility

What does the Social Responsibility theory allow?

  • Distorted media representation of reality
  • Free press without censorship but with public accountability (correct)
  • Total government control over media
  • Free press with censorship

What is the process whereby the mass media determine what we think and worry about?

<p>Agenda-setting Theory (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What explains when a person or event gets media attention, it influences the way the person acts or the way the event functions?

<p>Reciprocal Effect (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which theory states that media exposure, specifically to television, shapes our social reality by giving us a distorted view on the amount of violence and risk in the world?

<p>Cultivation Theory (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe the theory that the government undertakes total media and communication?

<p>Soviet Media Theory (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which theory explains that people are rational and their rational thoughts lead them to find out what is good and bad?

<p>Libertarian Theory (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe the process whereby the mass media determine what we think and worry about?

<p>Agenda-setting Theory (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What theory explains that when a person or event gets media attention, it influences the way the person acts or the way the event functions?

<p>Reciprocal Effect (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which theory allows free press without any censorship but at the same time requires the content of the press to be discussed in the public panel?

<p>Social Responsibility Theory (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What theory states that media exposure, specifically to television, shapes our social reality by giving us a distorted view on the amount of violence and risk in the world?

<p>Cultivation Theory (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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