Exam 21: Agenda Setting Theory

The second phase of research on Agenda Setting Theory merged it with ideas from which other theory?

The agenda-setting process consists of five parts.

The ____________ agenda is the result of the media agenda interacting with what the audience thinks.

If relevance and uncertainty are both high, then Agenda Setting should be ___________.

All of the following are given as examples of media framing in newspapers EXCEPT:

How would you go about testing whether Agenda Setting Theory is occurring with respect to a particular social issue? Select an issue, formulate a research question, and describe a study that could test whether Agenda Setting Theory is supported.

In the process of priming, what the media presents influence what people think about afterwards in processing additional information.

Mei has watched and heard many news reports lately about gun violence. When she hears that a murder has been committed in her city, she immediately thinks the victim must have been shot, even though the reporter doesn't mention the cause of death. This is an example of which process?

The way that media direct out attention to certain issues through communicating them to the public and policymakers is called:

The agenda-setting process can be complicated by different media sources presenting confliction information.

Agenda Setting Theory is associated with the interpersonal context.

Agenda setting is a limited effects theory.

Explain the simplest formulation of the agenda-setting process, as well as three of the following factors that might complicate that formulation: salience, credibility, conflicting evidence, shared values, relevance, and uncertainty.

When both media and source are high-power, Littlejohn and Foss suggest that:

When a relation exists between a high-power source and low-power media, the source is able to set the agenda.

Using the standard criteria for evaluating communication theories, evaluate Agenda Setting Theory.

The perceived credibility of a media source has no effect on its influence.

Discuss an example of intermedia influence you have recently experienced in regard to an issue. What are some advantages and disadvantages of this "pack" journalism?

The power of the media agenda is dependent on which of the following factors?

What approach to knowing characterizes agenda setting research?