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A ____ message contains instructions that control some aspect of the communication process.

Wait

Parse

Command

Train

Answer

Correct Answer: Command

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A communication researcher will typically combine all of the following in a research project: mass, organizational, group, and interpersonal communication.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: False

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Two characteristics of the scientific method are observation and the attempt to rule out alternate explanations.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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The researcher’s level of engagement with his or her research participants shapes the nature of the research results obtained.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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The “qualitative vs quantitative data” debate is best answered with the statement that ______.

Qualitative beats quantitative

Quantitative beats qualitative

Each provides a different kind of information

The two should not be combined

Answer

Correct Answer: Each provides a different kind of information

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In research, problem solving can involve ______.

Changing your research methods

Discovering new research questions that must be answered

Changing your research altogether

All of these

Answer

Correct Answer: All of these

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Rhetoricians study the use of language in persuasion and argumentation.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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At its simplest, empiricism can be defined as research based on observation.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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One assumption in human communication research is that what we observe can tell us something about an underlying reality we cannot observe.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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Defining a research question involves ______.

Personal interest in the topic

The feasibility of doing the study

The rewards of completing the study

All of these

Answer

Correct Answer: All of these

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Which of the following is the first step in a communication research project?

Publication

Problem posing

Peer persuasion

Peer review

Answer

Correct Answer: Problem posing

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Generally, communication research can be summarized as a process of asking questions and answering them.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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It is generally agreed that findings about human behavior in one setting can be generalized to other settings.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: False

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Generally, phenomenologists and ethnographers assume that ______.

Human communication behavior is best understood subjectively

Analysis of media content provides the best insight on human communication

Human communication behavior is best understood objectively

Statistical analysis will add to the precision of research findings

Answer

Correct Answer: Human communication behavior is best understood subjectively

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Research reports are persuasive documents.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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Researchers may use both qualitative and quantitative methods in their research.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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In Q methodology,participants rank a series of statements according to their perceived _____.

Accuracy

Precision

Clue

Findings

Answer

Correct Answer: Accuracy

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The use of two or more research methods to address the same research question _____.

Triangulation

Nomothetic

Postpositive

Constructivist

Answer

Correct Answer: Triangulation

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Social scientists are researchers who share the assumption that science can be applied to researching and understanding _____.

Human behaviour

Human psychology

Human nervous system

None of above

Answer

Correct Answer: Human behaviour

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Research engaging with groups or communities specifically to solve problems is called ____ research.

Action

Reaction

Interaction

None of above

Answer

Correct Answer: Action

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Basis of persuasion is ______.

Appeals

Plead

Sue

Rit

Answer

Correct Answer: Appeals

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