Deck 22: Technology Is Taking Over Our Lives

Question 1

The digital divide refers to ______.

A) how new communication technologies have created an information "underclass"
B) rural areas that fall outside of Internet access
C) those with and without Facebook pages
D) those who embrace and those who reject technological advancements

Answer 1

A

Question 2

In our post-9/11 world, ______.

A) Americans have become less tolerant of electronic surveillance
B) electronic surveillance has dwindled in importance
C) Americans have become more tolerant of commercial intrusions of our privacy
D) Americans have expressed greater support for electronic surveillance

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Which of the following statements is true?

A) There is an inverse relationship between level of education and Internet usage
B) There is a positive relationship between level of education and Internet usage
C) There are no age differences in Internet usage
D) It seems we have reached our saturation point with regard to online communication

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Current research suggests that online interactions tend to ______.

A) supplement, not replace, offline community involvements
B) replace offline involvements
C) discourage offline voluntarism
D) discourage political involvement

Question 5

Online communication is often characterized as ______.

A) mediated communication
B) direct communication
C) indirect communication
D) mediated communication and indirect communication

Question 6

Data on e-philanthropy suggest that ______.

A) the Internet has proven a useful tool for community building
B) online philanthropy is inferior to traditional offline affiliations
C) online volunteering is not realistic
D) online giving hurts offline community involvement

Question 7

British journalist Nathan Bomey argues that the spread of fake news is "easy" because ______.

A) it is easy to mimic someone else's speaking voice
B) so much information on the Internet is not true
C) algorithms developed by Facebook favor the posts of those with whom we seek the most contact and results in legitimate news coverage being buried
D) All of these choices are correct.

Question 8

Most research finds that communication technology ______.

A) hurts intimate relationships
B) enhances existing face-to-face relationships
C) tends to destroy trust
D) is only problematic when forming new social bonds

Question 9

In the U.S. courts have consistently ruled that ______.

A) virtual parent/child visits are not reasonable substitutes for person-to-person visits
B) virtual parent/child visitations can be as meaningful as person-to-person visits
C) technology is no substitute for direct communication between parents and children
D) computers can't give hugs and therefore cannot be part of child visitation plans

Question 10

Americans seem to have their greatest misgivings about technology in the area of ______.

A) using robots to comfort the elderly
B) using robots to assist dementia patients
C) electronic national security surveillance
D) commercial surveillance

Question 11

Research investigating the interaction between humans and robots indicates that ______.

A) humans perceive and react to robots as viable partners in social interaction
B) humans regard robots as impersonal machines
C) robots tend to increase our anxiety levels
D) humans maintain clear boundaries between people and objects

Question 12

Court rulings that recognize online "adultery" or convict individuals for "murdering" avatars tend to ______.

A) bolster the case for the "reality" of mediated communication
B) challenge the significance of mediated communication
C) challenge the significance of direct communication
D) bolster the case for requiring physical copresence as a necessary condition of social relations