Chapter 13

Question 1

What is mediated communication?

Answer 1

Any communication that is mediated by a channel or tool to transmit or receive a message.

Question 2

______ are a combination of symbols (most often typed) that convey meaning to a receiver.

Answer 2

emoticons

Question 3

What are the three theoretical perspectives used to understand NV connumication in mediated contexts?`

Answer 3

nonverbal cues filter out perpective

media richness theory

social information processing theory

Question 4

Media richness theory classifies channels of communication from _____ to ________.

Answer 4

lean to rich

Question 5

What is response latency?

Answer 5

The gap in between sending and receiving messages- this time can communicate its own message.

Question 6

What is social presence?

Answer 6

Identifying and connecting with other people or things (e.g., vide games) reducing the psychological distance through technology.

Question 7

____________ refers to the amount of information that can be communicated at a given time.

Answer 7

Bandwidth

Question 8

Jake plays the video game “Halo” online every night because he is able to identify and connect with other people who also play the game online, which reduces the psychological distance that he feels when playing. Jake appears to be experiencing what?

Answer 8

Social Presence

Question 9

___________ are a combination of symbols (most often typed) that convey meaning or instructions to receivers.

Answer 9

Emoticons