Question 1

Which of the following is an example of a purpose statement?

Accepted Answer

A)  The more speeches a person gives, the more communication anxiety will decrease. 
B)  This study reveals how college students experience communication anxiety and the kinds of stories they tell to cope with anxiety. 
C)  What factors influence a college student's decision to take or avoid a speech communication class? 
A)  The more speeches a person gives, the more communication anxiety will decrease. 
B)  This study reveals how college students experience communication anxiety and the kinds of stories they tell to cope with anxiety. 
C)  What factors influence a college student's decision to take or avoid a speech communication class?

Question 2

If a researcher's goal is to make a lot of people aware of a topic or research problem, then the researcher might decide to publish the research in

Accepted Answer

A)  A scholarly journal 
B)  A trade journal 
C)  A popular press publication or book 
D)  Both a and b 
A)  A scholarly journal 
B)  A trade journal 
C)  A popular press publication or book 
D)  Both a and b

Question 3

Accepting the truth or value of an idea because someone we regard as an expert says it is true is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Knowing by authority 
B)  Knowing by tenacity 
C)  Knowing on a priori grounds 
D)  Knowing by the method of science 
A)  Knowing by authority 
B)  Knowing by tenacity 
C)  Knowing on a priori grounds 
D)  Knowing by the method of science

Question 4

Information literacy skills can boost your ability to:

Accepted Answer

A)  Evaluate a Yelp review about a local restaurant 
B)  Evaluate the credibility of a research article 
C)  Evaluate political candidates' arguments supporting public policy proposals 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Evaluate a Yelp review about a local restaurant 
B)  Evaluate the credibility of a research article 
C)  Evaluate political candidates' arguments supporting public policy proposals 
D)  All of the above

Which of the following is an example of a purpose statement?

If a researcher's goal is to make a lot of people aware of a topic or research problem, then the researcher might decide to publish the research in

Accepting the truth or value of an idea because someone we regard as an expert says it is true is:

Information literacy skills can boost your ability to:

Three Paradigms of Knowing

Ethics and Research

Making Arguments for Association and Causality

Measuring and Designing Quantitative Social Science Research

Experimental Research: Predicting Causes and Effects

Survey Research: Explaining and Predicting Attitudes and Behaviors

Content Analysis: Explaining and Interpreting Message Categories

Analyzing and Interpreting Quantitative Data

Conversation Analysis: Explaining Talks Structure and Function

Making Arguments for Multiple Plausible Realities

Interview and Focus Groups: Interpreting Guided Responses

Ethnography: Interpreting and Evaluating Cultural Communication

Discourse Analysis: Interpreting Evaluating Language-In-Use

Rhetorical Criticism: How to Interpret Persuasive Texts and Artifacts

Critical Studies: Evaluating and Reforming Ideologies

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Exam 1: Introduction to Communication Research

Which of the following is an example of a purpose statement?

If a researcher's goal is to make a lot of people aware of a topic or research problem, then the researcher might decide to publish the research in

Accepting the truth or value of an idea because someone we regard as an expert says it is true is:

Information literacy skills can boost your ability to:

Three Paradigms of Knowing

Ethics and Research

Making Arguments for Association and Causality

Measuring and Designing Quantitative Social Science Research

Experimental Research: Predicting Causes and Effects

Survey Research: Explaining and Predicting Attitudes and Behaviors

Content Analysis: Explaining and Interpreting Message Categories

Analyzing and Interpreting Quantitative Data

Conversation Analysis: Explaining Talks Structure and Function

Making Arguments for Multiple Plausible Realities

Interview and Focus Groups: Interpreting Guided Responses

Ethnography: Interpreting and Evaluating Cultural Communication

Discourse Analysis: Interpreting Evaluating Language-In-Use

Rhetorical Criticism: How to Interpret Persuasive Texts and Artifacts

Critical Studies: Evaluating and Reforming Ideologies

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