Cmcn 170 Test 3

Front 1

According to a National Institute of Mental Health study, _______ television viewers are more fearful than ________ television viewers.

Back 1

heavy, light

Front 2

After studying the 1972 presidential race (The Unseeing Eye) researchers Thomas __________ and Robert _________ concluded that political advertising on television has ________ effect on most people.

Back 2

Patterson; McClure; little

Front 3

An early study that concentrated on the effects of movies on children was one of the ______ _______ studies.

Back 3

Payne Fund

Front 4

________ _________ ________, a psychiatric condition identified by researchers, is an unhealthy interest in the rich and famous.

Back 4

Celebrity worship syndrome

Front 5

In her book, Loving with a Vengeance: Mass Produced Fantasies for Women, Tania Moldleski, says that ___________ views of women can be traced back to the ________ ________ published in America.

Back 5

stereotyped; first novel

Front 6

In his book, ________ ______ _____ ________, Joshua Meyrowitz concludes that _____ blurs the distinction between __________ and _____________.

Back 6

No Sense of Place; TV; childhood; adulthood

Front 7

Marshall McLuhan is best remembered for the concept that "_____ _________ ____ ____ ________."

Back 7

"the medium is the message"

Front 8

Researcher Elisabeth Noelle-Neumann says the ________ discourage people from expressing views that disagree with the prevailing point of view. She calls this effort the __________ _____ ________.

Back 8

spiral of silence

Front 9

The 1971 study of violence and TV (Television and Social Behavior) found that TV __________ affected ________ children who were already predisposed to violence.

Back 9

violence;some

Front 10

The _______ study of media effects found that better-educated people were ______ likely to believe what the media said.

Back 10

Cantril; less

Front 11

The ________ major media effects study to find that people with ________ personality characteristics interpreted media messages __________ was the _________ ________.

Back 11

first; different; differently; Cantril Study

Front 12

The first US election where the Internet began to play a role in national politics was the _______ presidential election.

Back 12

2004

Front 13

The _________ _________ study found that opinion leaders often provide and shape general information for the __________ ________.

Back 13

People's Choice; general public

Front 14

The theory that alleged that ideas from the media were in a direct casual relationship to behavior was called the _________ ________ theory.

Back 14

magic bullet

Front 15

The 2 step flow of communication is the transmittal of information from ________ _______ to ________ _________ to ______________.

Back 15

mass media; opinion leaders; friends

Front 16

When its use became widespread, ____________ first prompted scholars to _________ their study and analysis of the effects of media on society.

Back 16

television; expand

Front 17

After the Roth and Miller cases, determining ___________ is the responsibility of local courts.

Back 17

obscenity

Front 18

Changes in 2003 in ______ regulations concerning ownership of ___________ ___________ allowed companies to expand the number of _________ they could own.

Back 18

FCC; broadcast stations; stations

Front 19

During World War II, Roosevelt created the Office of ___________ and worked out a voluntary Code of Wartime Practices with the _______.

Back 19

Censorship; press.

Front 20

__________ __________ awards are a practical restraint on media covering controversial people and topics.

Back 20

Excessive damage

Front 21

In the _______ ______ _______ vs. _________ decision, the Supreme Court held that a public official must prove that the story was published with a reckless disregard for the truth.

Back 21

New York Times vs Sullivan

Front 22

The belief that the US press should be free from government control originated with the _________ _____________.

Back 22

First Amendment

Front 23

The broadcast media are regulated by the ___________ _______________ _______________.

Back 23

Federal Communications Commission

Front 24

The Central Hudson Gas & Electric vs. Public Service Commission Supreme Court case resulted in a decision that supported _____________ __________ that is for a lawful product and not misleading.

Back 24

commercial speech

Front 25

The ___________ _______ ______ attempted to define and control user access to specific programs and content

Back 25

Communications Decency Act

Front 26

The law designed to prevent illegal copying of material on the internet is the ___________ _______ ___________ _____

Back 26

Digital Millennium Copyright Act.

Front 27

The ________ _______ legislation led to a conflict between the ______ and _______ over government access to library records.

Back 27

Patriot Act; FBI; libraries

Front 28

The Sheppard vs. Maxwell case established the legal precedent for limiting _________ _________ to courtrooms.

Back 28

press access

Front 29

The ___-____ and the ______ ________ _____________ ______ allow parents to restrict children's access to inappropriate material.

Back 29

V-chip; Child Online Protection Act

Front 30

Codes of ethnics established by professional and industry groups are ________ and have ____ penalties.

Back 30

voluntary; no

Front 31

__________ is the practice of government misleading the media to achieve its objectives with the public.

Back 31

Disinformation

Front 32

In most cases, a _________ who makes an ethical mistakes will not face a lawsuit.

Back 32

reporter

Front 33

Making decisions based on principles that you want to be universally applied is an example of Kant's __________ _________.

Back 33

categorical imperative

Front 34

People's magazines making a donation to charity in return for a picture of pregnant actress Angelina Jolie is an example of "______________ ____________"

Back 34

checkbook journalism

Front 35

The ethical question of truthfulness is raised by a _________ who creates composite characters in his/her articles to illustrate certain situations.

Back 35

reporter

Front 36

The media faces all of the ethical issues: FTRP

Back 36

1. Fairness
2. Truthfulness
3. Responsibility
4. Privacy

Front 37

The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) code was ________ after a decision by a federal judge that the provisions _______ the ________ Amendment.

Back 37

abolished; violated; First

Front 38

The overriding ethical question that is raised when the media report that a famous person is suffering from AIDS is an __________ of the person's privacy.

Back 38

invasion

Front 39

The word _______ derives from the Greek word ethos, which means ________ that govern a culture.

Back 39

ethics; traditions

Front 40

When reporters go on free trips and/or given free passes to entertainment events, it could result in _________ of _________

Back 40

conflict of interest

Front 41

___________ means promoting the superiority of one ethnic group over another.

Back 41

Ethnocentric

Front 42

Europe has adopted a policy of "_________ _________ ______"

Back 42

"Television Without Frontiers"

Front 43

In Africa, early print media was created to serve the ________, not the local population.

Back 43

colonists

Front 44

In most developing countries, _______ is the _________ communications medium

Back 44

radio; dominant

Front 45

_________ that operate under the developmental theory _________ the country's social and economic goals.

Back 45

Media; promote

Front 46

The __________ theory best describes the media in ________,_________ today

Back 46

developmental; Baghdad, Iraq

Front 47

The __________ theory of the press assumes people with opposing views will be heard.

Back 47

libertarian

Front 48

The reason there is ____ mass circulation newspaper in _______ is because of a diverse culture with 800 to 2,000 language dialects.

Back 48

no; Africa