PLSC Final Exam || All Questions Answered Correctly.
This occurs when the mass media emphasizes one issue over others, often leading to other issues not getting deserved attention or even being ignored: correct answers priming
This refers to when some aspects of a news story are emphasized over others, and may be either overt and obvious through editorial content or subtle through what is described and how it is described: correct answers framing
The ______ is a forum where information on matters important to civic life can be freely accessed and exchanged. correct answers public sphere
Which of the following statements is not true about mass media in America? correct answers Emphasizes political coverage because it is entertaining for most people
Which of the following is not true about political bias? correct answers Mainstream media has long favored the Democratic Party in their political coverage
Four friends gather to discuss politics. One gets all their political information from newspapers, one gets all their political information from television, one gets all their information from talk radio, and one gets all their political information from the internet. Who is the most likely to actually have the most comprehensive and factual knowledge about politics? correct answers Newspaper boy
According to research discussed in the lecture, which of the following is not true about processing of information from mass media? correct answers All of these are true about information processing
The tendency to favor a political party or ideological point of view is known as correct answers political bias
ALL the means used to transmit information to masses of people is known as correct answers mass media
The burden of judging information for reliability and honesty has shifted correct answers toward the individual and away from the gatekeeper.
Which of the following could be considered electronic media? correct answers Radio
What change to the structure of elections has led to the increased prominence of mass media by their giving information to the public instead of political parties? correct answers The direct primary
The process of selecting the issues or problems that government will pay attention is known as correct answers agenda setting A ____ is a revelation of information that officials want kept secret. correct answers leak
The mass media promote democratic values in all of the following ways EXCEPT: correct answers Promoting a partisan political agenda.
Which communications scholar made the statement: "The media has increased the gap between citizens stereotyped impressions of politics and the complex realities of politics by putting out selected simplified explanations of political phenomena"? correct answers Walter Lippman
The most obvious bias in the mass media is that they favor stories that: correct answers Emphasize negative aspects about politics and government
What effect has increases in technology and the proliferation of media sources had on the level of political information and political involvement of the American people, to date? correct answers It is still undetermined what effect this phenomenon has had on the amount of political information and involvement.
_____ is the tendency to present an unbalanced perspective so that information is conveyed in a way that consistently favors one set of interests over another. correct answers media bias
The ______ suggests that because most mainstream media are corporately owned, the media are biased toward corporate and conservative interests. correct answers propoganda model
A ______ requires citizens to be able to express their opinions and preferences, but also to be knowledgeable and informed. correct answers healthy democracy
Research consistently shows that the news media has a correct answers negativity bias
Stories that focus on factual information about important decisions or events are defined as correct answers hard news
According to Grabe and Bucy's work discussed in the lecture, when a camera is angled upward (to view a politician as taller than they are) to increase their perceived power and authority, this is an example of : correct answers visual framing
A governmental order to prohibit or censor a news story prior to publication or broadcast is known as correct answers prior restraint
If a House committee refuses to report a bill, what is the procedure to bring the bill to the floor for a vote? correct answers Get 218 signatures on a discharge petition.
Congress can impeach the president and federal judges for correct answers all of the above
Riders refer to when a bill goes to the floor with this happening and typically happens in the Senate correct answers Nongermane amendments being permitted
This occurs when the mass media emphasizes one issue over others, often leading to other issues not getting deserved attention or even being ignored: correct answers priming
This refers to when some aspects of a news story are emphasized over others, and may be either overt and obvious through editorial content or subtle through what is described and how it is described: correct answers framing
The ______ is a forum where information on matters important to civic life can be freely accessed and exchanged. correct answers public sphere
Which of the following statements is not true about mass media in America? correct answers Emphasizes political coverage because it is entertaining for most people
Which of the following is not true about political bias? correct answers Mainstream media has long favored the Democratic Party in their political coverage
Four friends gather to discuss politics. One gets all their political information from newspapers, one gets all their political information from television, one gets all their information from talk radio, and one gets all their political information from the internet. Who is the most likely to actually have the most comprehensive and factual knowledge about politics? correct answers Newspaper boy
According to research discussed in the lecture, which of the following is not true about processing of information from mass media? correct answers All of these are true about information processing
The tendency to favor a political party or ideological point of view is known as correct answers political bias
ALL the means used to transmit information to masses of people is known as correct answers mass media
The burden of judging information for reliability and honesty has shifted correct answers toward the individual and away from the gatekeeper.
Which of the following could be considered electronic media? correct answers Radio
What change to the structure of elections has led to the increased prominence of mass media by their giving information to the public instead of political parties? correct answers The direct primary
The process of selecting the issues or problems that government will pay attention is known as correct answers agenda setting A ____ is a revelation of information that officials want kept secret. correct answers leak
The mass media promote democratic values in all of the following ways EXCEPT: correct answers Promoting a partisan political agenda.
Which communications scholar made the statement: "The media has increased the gap between citizens stereotyped impressions of politics and the complex realities of politics by putting out selected simplified explanations of political phenomena"? correct answers Walter Lippman
The most obvious bias in the mass media is that they favor stories that: correct answers Emphasize negative aspects about politics and government
What effect has increases in technology and the proliferation of media sources had on the level of political information and political involvement of the American people, to date? correct answers It is still undetermined what effect this phenomenon has had on the amount of political information and involvement.
_____ is the tendency to present an unbalanced perspective so that information is conveyed in a way that consistently favors one set of interests over another. correct answers media bias
The ______ suggests that because most mainstream media are corporately owned, the media are biased toward corporate and conservative interests. correct answers propoganda model
A ______ requires citizens to be able to express their opinions and preferences, but also to be knowledgeable and informed. correct answers healthy democracy
Research consistently shows that the news media has a correct answers negativity bias
Stories that focus on factual information about important decisions or events are defined as correct answers hard news
According to Grabe and Bucy's work discussed in the lecture, when a camera is angled upward (to view a politician as taller than they are) to increase their perceived power and authority, this is an example of : correct answers visual framing
A governmental order to prohibit or censor a news story prior to publication or broadcast is known as correct answers prior restraint
If a House committee refuses to report a bill, what is the procedure to bring the bill to the floor for a vote? correct answers Get 218 signatures on a discharge petition.
Congress can impeach the president and federal judges for correct answers all of the above
Riders refer to when a bill goes to the floor with this happening and typically happens in the Senate correct answers Nongermane amendments being permitted
